The Brazilian arrived at King Khalid International Airport having negotiated a move from Paris Saint-Germain.
"I believe Cristiano Ronaldo started all of this and everybody called him 'crazy', and this and that. Today you see the league grow more and more," Neymar said in his first interview after the transfer on Wednesday.
"It is exciting, meeting top-quality players on the other teams thrills you and motivates you to play even better. And it is a given when you face Ronaldo, Benzema, Firmino, that the excitement is even greater," he added. Neymar won five league titles during his time in France with PSG but failed to bring the Champions League to Paris, despite reaching the final in 2019-20. He previously won the Champions League with Barcelona in 2014-15.
Despite being one of the world's most talented players, he has also so far failed to win major honours with Brazil and his time at PSG was disrupted by injuries and off-the-field controversies. His departure has been seen as ending an era of PSG signing football's superstars, with Lionel Messi also leaving this summer to play for Inter Miami in the US.
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