Neymar Jr. has parted ways with Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal and is expected to return to his boyhood club Santos in Brazil. The Brazilian star is reportedly set to sign a six-month contract with the option of an additional year.
club said on social media that the two sides had agreed to mutually part ways and wished Neymar luck in his future.
That future increasingly looks like it will be in his native Brazil, with ESPN sources saying on Sunday that Neymar would sign a six-month contract with the option of an additional year at Santos, the team with which he came through the youth ranks.Sources have told ESPN that Neymar could be in Brazil as soon as Wednesday to sign a deal with Santos.
He made just seven league and cup appearances with just one goal scored in an AFC Champions League group stage match against Nassaji Mazandaran on Oct. 3, 2023.Neymar began his professional career with Santos in 2009, leading them to a Copa Libertadores triumph in 2011, where he scored in the second leg of the final, a 2-1 win over Peñarol.
Santos won the Brazilian Serie B title in 2024 and were promoted to the country's top flight for the upcoming season. At the international level, Neymar has appeared 128 times for Brazil, scoring a Selecao record 79 goals. He was part of the Brazil side that won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, which Brazil hosted.
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