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Still on the flank, Neymar has not played with his club Al-Hilal since October 2023. Regularly cited on the Santos side, the Brazilian banged his fist on the table.
After six seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, Neymar was slowly pushed out. The Brazilian has chosen to head to Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2023 to sign up with Al-Hilal. But as during his Parisian years, he was quick to fall victim again to his fragile physique, with a rupture of the cruciate ligaments in his left knee occurring during a meeting between Brazil and Uruguay on October 19, 2023. Under contract until 2025 with Al-Hilal, Neymar is already fueling rumors about a departure in a year. He insisted on answering it.
Answering questions from Globoesporte, the former FC Barcelona wanted to immediately put an end to speculation about a possible return to his training club in a year, and even less this summer. “ No. What they said is a complete lie. There is nothing planned. I still have one year of contract with Al-Hilal and I hope I can have a good season after missing this one. You have to take things one after the other. There’s still plenty of time left here. Santos is obviously my favorite team and I want to go back there one day, but I don’t have anything planned in mind. »
Play again with Messi
A clear response which therefore referred to the rumors triggered by the words of the president of Santos, Marcelo Teixera, who declared that he wanted to do everything to repatriate the Brazilian player one day or another: “ Neymar will return to Santos. I do not know when. It depends on him, but I really believe in it (…) » In the meantime, the main person concerned is therefore focused on his Saudi adventure which has, so to speak, not really started. Since joining the Saudi Pro League, he has only played five matches in all competitions, scoring one goal and providing three assists.
Interviewed last March at the microphone ofESPNNeymar had also hinted that he would see himself playing again one day with Lionel Messi: “ I hope we play together again. Léo is a great person, in football, everyone knows him. » Enough to push back a hypothetical return to Santos even further.
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