Al-Hilal are set to announce the signing of a globally-famous star that "will be the talk of the world" next week according to a popular Saudi Arabian journalist, who added that the identity of the player would become clear by the mere mention of his nationality alone.

With beIN Sports' Khaled Waleed also tweeting that this is the same individual with whom FC Barcelona are reportedly interested in capturing, it has been suggested that the player in question is Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar.

Saudi journalist Ahmed Al-Ajlan, who has close to 600,000 followers on Twitter, reported the news on Saturday while making an appearance on pan-Arab channel MBC 1.

Al-Ajlan explained that according to his information, Al-Hilal will sign a player "who will be the bomb of the season and the talk of the world".

He also detailed how the Public Investment Fund (PIF), which recently took control of Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad and Al-Alhi, "will provide each of the four clubs with three star players".