Emenalo wants top players in Saudi as Al-Hilal makes huge bid for Neymar

Former Super Eagles star Michael Emenalo has vowed to sign more European big names for the Saudi league.

The former Chelsea technical director has been behind a breathtaking raid on Europe, which has seen the likes of Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Riyad Mahrez head to the middle east for staggering salaries.

Following a government takeover of four clubs - that has ushered in the arrival of some of the continent's most recognisable names on the back of state wealth - a move for Kylian Mbappe was thwarted.

'I would love to have Mbappe here,' he said. 'I would love to have Harry Kane here. The league would like to have all the top players. In a couple of years, in a few short years, this will become a league for exceptional players only. It will become a league only for those who at the top of their game.

'And yes, we have resources and we're going to use those resources to make sure the only players that are here are the ones that are at the top of their game.'

Meanwhile, Al-Hilal presented FC Barcelona target Neymar with an "important proposal" on Saturday, which Fabrizio Romano's sources described to the transfer market expert as a "huge bid".

In France, RMC Sport's Fabrice Hawkins reported that Neymar is "one step" away from signing for the Saudi giants and "very close to leaving" Paris Saint-Germain.

Neymar appears to be nearing the end of his tenure at PSG, which he joined in 2017 when the Qatari-owned outfit triggered his €222 million ($243 million) release clause at Camp Nou.

This summer, he has already informed them that he wants to move on and rejoin Barca according to L'Equipe.

As previously reported by RMC Sport, the Ligue 1 champions' new head coach Luis Enrique and sporting director Luis Campos have sat the 31-year-old down and told him that he doesn't feature in their plans for the 2023/2024 season which PSG kicked off with a 0-0 home stalemate against Lorient.

SPORT explained in the past couple of days that PSG won't stand in the way of Neymar heading to Catalonia for a second stint and that the player is ready to accept a reduced salary of €12 million ($13 million).

It is well understood that signing for a moneyed Saudi outfit first and then being loaned out to Barca for a season with a reduced wage is the only way that Neymar can represent his first European club again.

According to Fabrizio Romano, Al-Hilal is the Saudi Pro League club in question. And after failing to land Lionel Messi who snubbed both them and Barca to join Inter Miami this summer, they have made Neymar a "huge" offer.

Romano adds that negotiations are underway to reach a full agreement with Neymar, who is "tempted by this possibility".

Once he has been convinced, there will then be "work in progress to part ways with PSG soon".