Neymar has not played football since arriving in Saudi Arabia last summer. The brilliant Brazilian made only five appearances in the Al Hilal jersey after a knee injury kept him off the field. In the meantime he had surgery, and he has used the break during his recovery to travel around the world and visit various sports events. He has watched the NBA, baseball, F1, while he is currently in his homeland where he cheered on his beloved Santos in the first game of the final of the Paulista championship against the great rival Palmeiras.In addition to bringing luck to the club where he made his name (Santos won 1-0), Neymar reportedly told the players of the Sao Paulo club that he could soon become part of their team.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Brazil’s UOL claim that the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain ace revealed during a visit to the Santos dressing room that he plans to return to the club in 2025. This is supported by the fact that the Brazilian international has already attended Santos matches twice since the January return of Marcelo Teixeira to the presidential chair. Although this news makes sense, it should still be taken with a grain of salt because it is also possible that it is an April Fool’s joke by the Brazilian media.The first man of Santos certainly has excellent relations with Neymar’s family since his boyhood days, when as the youngest president in the history of Santos he brought him to the club which he later helped to win the Copa Libertadores (2011), three Paulista titles, the Brazilian Cup and the South American Super Cup.##NAJAVA_MECA_8002439##Given that his contract with Al Hilal is valid until the summer of 2025, and that the Brazilian Serie A season starts in April, and although money is not a problem for them, the super-rich owners of the Arab club are probably not very happy when they give it in sacks to someone who does not play. Nor does he show the desire to justify the investment, so they could meet the Brazilian halfway and let Neymar leave them earlier and fulfill the long-given promise of returning to Santos.🇧🇷 | Neymar was at home to present the Paulistao cup to his boyhood club Santos pic.twitter.com/nCe7Kow4dQ— Beyond Football (@beyondfootball9) April 1, 2024 A return to Brazil for what remains the most expensive footballer of all time (€222,000,000 when he moved from Barcelona to PSG) would have added significance in pumping up the motivation for the 2026 World Cup. It is well-known how much Neymar loves spending time in Brazil and how much his trips to the homeland for “recovery from injury” frustrated the coaches and leaders of Paris Saint-Germain. Taking into account the status of the first star of his national team, it is certain that the 32-year-old footballer could enjoy the sport again playing for Santos and concentrate as much as possible on the preparation for the World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada, from which the Brazilians, as always, have huge expectations.
