Brazil superstar Neymar is closing in on a return to former club Santos, sources told ESPN on Sunday.
, but the team's manager Jorge Jesus said earlier in January that the Brazilian attacker can"no longer play at the level we are used to,"As a result, Neymar has been looking for his next playing opportunity, and appears to have found it with the club with which he began his professional career.
If the deal with Santos is completed, Neymar is set to travel to Brazil this week, and could play for Santos as soon as Feb. 5. However, ESPN Brazil is reporting that Neymar is still determined to recoup the money from Al Hilal and that any deal involving shares in Santos would be extremely difficult to execute in the short term.So, though the framework for a return to Santos is in place in principle, there are still sticking points.
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