Neymar recently traveled to the United States Of America, where he linked up with his former Barcelona teammate, Sergio Busquets in Miami.
The pair linked up at a Basketball game featuring Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors last Tuesday, March 26, 2024, which ended 113 to 92 in favor of the Warriors.
Neymar and Sergio Busquets in Miami
It was a merry moment for both players, after parting ways back in 2017 when Neymar exited Barcelona for Paris Saint Germain for a world record transfer fee of €222 million.
Their tenure together saw them lift trophies aplenty for the Blaugrana, including two consecutive La Liga titles (2014-15, 2015-16), three Copa del Rey titles (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17) and the prestigious UEFA Champions League in the 2014-15 season.
Sergio Busquets functioned as a defensive midfielder at Barcelona, making a staggering 722 appearances in 17 years.
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The Spaniard is considered to be one of the best defensive midfielders of all time, and he scored 18 goals alongside providing 46 assists for the Catalan giants.
Meanwhile, Neymar moved to Barcelona from Santos in 2013, making 186 appearances for the club, scoring 105 goals and providing 76 assists.
Sergio Busquets currently plays for Inter Miami, having joined the club on a free transfer in the summer of 2023, teaming up with former teammate at Barcelona, Lionel Messi.
Busquests signed a two-and-half-year deal with the Herons and he has gone on to make 28 appearances, providing just one assist.
Neymar left Paris Saint Germain during the Saudi Football saga, a period that saw a flux in Football players’ transfers which all started with Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Al Nassr.
Many players followed suit, and Neymar wasn’t an exception, he made a move to Al Hilal for a huge sum of €90 million.
Following his move to Al-Hilal, it was rumored that he was going to be excluded from the squad after he picked up a knock, as they needed to make room to sign a foreign player.
However, all rumors were eventually squashed. Neymar who is still recovering from an injury, he is still in the squad of Saudi Arabian giants.
Before he sustained an injury, he made five appearances for Al Hilal, scoring one goal for the Pro League club.
Neymar eyeing Pro League and Asian Champions League glory with Al Hilal
Al Hilal sit at the summit of the Saudi Pro League table, with 68 points from 24 league matches.
They are on a 31-game unbeaten run across all competitions, the highest-winning run in history for a top-flight club.
They are huge favorites to win the Saudi Pro League title, as they have 12-points lead over 2nd-placed Al Nassr.
The Asian Champions League title is also not off their reach, as they are in the semi-final of the competition.
Moreover, during the 2022/23 season, Sergio Busquets was linked to the Saudi Pro League, but he opted to switch to Miami.
Al Hilal were also one of the clubs interested in his services, and if he had joined, it would have been interesting to see the kind of partnership he could have formed with Neymar.
