Neymar decided a bold new look was in order as he continues to recover from a torn ACL that prematurely ended his season.
The £130million-a-year star is back in Brazil rehabbing his season-ending injury, suffered while playing for the national team, and he looks to have picked up the clippers to his head of hair.
Posting on his Instagram story, Neymar showed off a shaved new look, one which has divided his loyal followers.
With his beard shaved – aside from his moustache – and his head almost clipped down to the scalp, Neymar gave a thumbs up with the caption: ‘New look!’
‘Neymar please delete the story and your moustache,’ one fan wrote in response.
A second said: ‘I just came across Neymar’s new look…look at the moustache…’
Neymar decided to shave his head (left) and his beard as he remains sidelined with an ACL injury – but some fans have been left unconvinced with his new look. Right: Pictured October 3
What the future holds for Neymar while he bids to recover from his serious injury remains to be seen.
The Brazil star completed a £78m move to the Saudi side in August from PSG, signing a two-year deal worth £130m-per-season.
However, last month he suffered a serious knee injury while playing for Brazil in their 2-0 defeat to Uruguay in World Cup qualifying.
Subsequent tests revealed Neymar had ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee, with the Brazilian set to miss the rest of the campaign and facing a race against time to recover ahead of the Copa America in the United States next summer.
And now, according to Saudi Arabian outlet Arriyadiyah, Al-Hilal are planning to temporarily suspend his registration due to the injury.
Saudi Pro League (SPL) rules state each team can only register eight non-Saudi players in their squad.
Neymar suffered a serious knee injury last month and is set to miss the rest of the season
Neymar joined Al-Hilal in the summer as the forward signed a £130m-per-season contract
The report claims Al-Hilal manager Jorge Jesus is keen to reinforce his team in January, with the Portuguese coach wanting to sign a foreign left back.
And, following discussions between him and the club’s hierarchy, Neymar will now not be part of the squad until he recovers from injury, with Al-Hilal already having eight foreign stars.
The aforementioned players currently registered are Moroccan keeper Yassine Bounou, Kalidou Koulibaly, Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Brazilian pair Malcolm and Michael, along with Neymar.
Despite his big-money move, Neymar’s latest injury troubles came after a mixed start to life in the Middle East, with the 31-year-old having scored just once in five games for Al-Hilal.
Al-Hilal manager Jorge Jesus is keen to reinforce his team in January, with the Portuguese coach wanting to sign a foreign left back but he has already filled his foreign player quota
