Santos are confident about Neymar’s return to the club after 12 years. To complete the deal, Alvinegro Praiano is awaiting the star’s termination from Al-Hilal, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano.
Peixe has signed an agreement to sign the 32-year-old striker until the middle of the year.
The club uses all the weapons it has to try to complete the deal. In fact, a production made by artificial intelligence with Pelé’s voice would have been carried out to touch on the athlete’s “sentimental side”.
Without a sporting project for the Brazilian national team star and with suspicion about the player’s physical form, Jorge Jesus, coach of Al-Hilal, declared that he does not count on him for the Saudi Championship.
Given this scenario, , which occurred in November 2024.
Neymar’s first spell at Santos
One of the main revelations in Santos’ history, Neymar played 225 games with the black and white mantle, scored 136 goals and distributed 64 assists.
In total, the player won three Campeonato Paulistas (2010, 2011 and 2012), one Copa do Brasil (2010), one Copa Libertadores de América (2011) and one Recopa Sul-Americana (2012).