Neymar acts as Vinícius's older brother. He is the past, and the Madrid player is the present and the future. From his experience, he has advised Neymar on the Arab offer he has received.
The biggest flop in football history: 428 minutes in two years
Neymar's time in Arab football is probably the biggest flop in football history in terms of price-performance ratio.
Neymar left PSG accepting the fortune offered by Al-Hilal, a winning and champion team in which he has barely played. 428 minutes in two years spread over seven games. 1 goal and 3 assists in total.
In the fifth game, he got injured, and Neymar's Arab dream was over. 383 days out: world record.
First, he got injured with Brazil, and once recovered, he got injured again in the second game after his reappearance. And never again.
Neymar earned 210,000 euros per minute
A total and absolute ruin considering that Al-Hilal paid 90 million for his transfer to PSG. And to the player a three-year contract at 100 million net annually. The contract termination was settled with a severance of 62 million.
Each minute played by Neymar cost the Arabs 210,000 euros, not counting his salary, according to El Nacional.
Neymar's advice to Vinícius
Meanwhile, Neymar, 32 years old, is already in Brazil returning to Santos, the club he belonged to before signing for FC Barcelona. He will try to return to the forefront of the national team by recalling past glories. But his time has already passed.
Now Vinícius and Raphinha take his place. Even so, Vinícius has a fondness for the Madrid star. And he has allowed himself to give a series of advice upon learning that he has an important offer from Arabia.
Moreover, the offer is from Al Hilal, the team Neymar has belonged to for the last two years. Neymar knows they want to replace him with Vinícius and has his own opinion formed.
"In Arabia, there is less pressure than in Europe, football there is very different", Neymar has said already in Brazil. And he believes that Vinícius is too young to go to Arabia: "I wouldn't have done it at his age," he said.
He will have time to go to Arabia
Neymar advises Vinícius to go to Arabia when he is over thirty. Meanwhile, he should continue progressing in his career with Real Madrid by competing against the best in Europe.
Neymar doesn't believe Vinícius would have adaptation problems and confirms the life of comforts reserved there for millionaires. But he thinks that he will have time to enjoy it and that he will have offers again in the future.
The latest offer from Al Hilal involves paying him 300 million net annually for 5 seasons, including his role as ambassador for the 2030 World Cup. Real Madrid would receive 300 million as a transfer fee.
Neither Real Madrid wants to sell nor are there reasonable indications that Vinícius wants to leave. Especially not at 25 years old.
In Brazil, everyone tells him that he will be able to access the same offer once he is over thirty. Going ahead would be like burying himself alive.
Moreover, his feats would fall out of the media spotlight by not occurring in the best stages of European football.