Al-Hilal have confirmed that Neymar will miss the next four to six weeks after a scan revealed a hamstring tear suffered by the Brazil international.
Neymar has only just returned from 12 months out after an ACL operation and was playing his second game back for the Saudi club when he suffered the follow-up injury.
Al-Hilal have now confirmed that the striker will likely be out until Christmas recovering from this knock.
A report in the Spanish press on Wednesday revealed that the Riyadh side were considering releasing Neymar from his contract in January following a disappointing stint in the Middle East.