Brazil's "UOLESporte" announced on the 1st (Korean time) that "Neymar has warned Santos players and members that he will return to Brazil in 2025 to compete in the Brazilian Championship."
Neymar is one of Brazil's star players. Santus is Neymar's former team. Influenced by his father, who was an unknown soccer player, Neymar started playing soccer and joined the Santus youth team when he was 11 years old, where legendary players such as Pele and Robinho played. Neymar signed a professional contract with Santus at the age of 16. 토토사이트
When Neymar showed tremendous performance at Santus, European big clubs reached out at once. In fact, he had tried to recruit Neymar from Chelsea and Real Madrid, but he made up his mind at the request of legends such as Santus' active dissuasion and Pele, and eventually played for Santus until the 2012-13 season.
Neymar has played as one of Santos' best players since Pele. In particular, he had the clutch ability to lead his team to victory. He won three consecutive championships at Campeonatu Paulista, a state-owned soccer league in Sao Paulo, and scored in the final for three consecutive years to become the top scorer.
In the 2010 Copa do Brazil, Brazil was the final goal and top scorer. In 2011, he scored the final goal at the Copa Libertadores, a Champions League in Latin America, and was named the MVP of the tournament, bringing his team to the Champions League for the first time since Pele's debut.
After conquering the Brazilian league, Neymar joined the Barcelona team in the summer of 2013. He has established himself as a team's core player since his debut season and played a key role in achieving the treble in the 2014-15 season. Neymar moved to Paris Saint-Germain after scoring 105 goals and 59 assists in 186 games during the four seasons with Barcelona.
At the time, Neymar's transfer fee alone amounted to 222 million euros, breaking the record for the highest transfer fee in the history of soccer. At PSG, Neymar completed his adaptation phase by acquiring both the Ligue 1 player of the year and the top assistants from his first season. During the six seasons, Neymar won 173 games, 118 goals, 71 assists, and five league titles.
Last summer, Neymar chose a new challenge. He moved to Al Hilal in the Saudi professional league. However, his injury hampered his performance. In the fourth match of the South American qualifying round for the World Cup against Uruguay, he was injured and was carried off the field on a stretcher in the extra time of the first half, and was confirmed to be out for the season due to an anterior cruciate ligament and a ruptured meniscus.
Neymar and Al Hilal have a two-year contract period. Due to his injury, Neymar lost the entire year. As Neymar will become a free agent in the summer of 2025, chances are high that he will leave the Saudi professional league. Then, Neymar's former team Santus stepped forward.
Orlando Holo, chairman of Santos FC, admitted to signing Neymar in February. "I had conversations with Neymar. I will come back after finishing well in the Saudi professional league," he said. "The talks are very early, but a quick one produces good results. To return here, Neymar needs to recover well from his injury. We will finish well in the Saudi professional league and he will come back."
Neymar has stayed at Santos for 10 years. When he was playing for Santos, Neymar received a lot of love from his club and made the Brazilian national team. If Neymar goes back to his hometown, Santos will probably be the last club.