Neymar is closed with Santos and should be announced in the coming days. The striker arrives at the club as the biggest name of the fish in the year of return to Serie A, but the financial condition of the club raises questions about how it will be possible to pay the wages of the star.
The player left Al-Hilal this Monday (27/01). In Arabia, Neymar received about 190 million euros per season, something close to $ 1.143 billion.
Officially, there is no information about the salary that Santos will pay. It is speculated that the star will have the highest salary of Brazilian football, since it currently belongs to Memphis Delay, from Corinthians, with R $ 2.9 million per month.
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How will Santos pay Neymar?
Neymar’s initial contract in the return to Santos should be only six months. After this period, the player will decide whether to stay in Santos until the 2026 World Cup in June next year, or go to a new team.
The board of Santos prepares a series of marketing actions to attract investors and play shirt 10. According to the portal “Bolavip”, Blaze, betting house that already sponsors Ney, must be the main guarantor, something similar to what happens with Memphis Depay at Corinthians.
The “GE.Globo” website has found that the club studies ways to direct sources of revenue, such as television quotas, to have the athlete in Vila Belmiro.
Sale of shirts and partner gain are also considered to increase the fish recipe.
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When Neymar debuts?
Neymar is due to arrive in Brazil this Wednesday (29/01) and be presented to the fans on Saturday (01/02), when Santos does classic against São Paulo for Paulistan, in Pacaembu.
The rehearsal would be on February 5, the date on which Neymar turns 33. On this day, Alvinegro faces Botafogo-SP, at 19:15 (Brasília time), in Vila Belmiro, for the 7th round of the Paulista Championship.
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How was Neymar’s passage at Al-Hilal?
Neymar was hired by Al-Hilal in August 2023. The Arab club paid 90 million euros (R $ 483.5 million) to Paris Saint-Germain to hire the Brazilian striker. However, his passage through Saudi Arabia was not good.
The player played in just seven match at A-Hilal, with one goal and assistance. His only goal with the Arab team’s shirt was on October 3, 2023, in a 3-0 win over Nassaji Mazandaran of Iran by the Asia Champions League.
In all, Neymar played only 428 minutes for Al-Hilal, about four and a half games. This is because in many duels he entered the second stage. Ney has a starter in just four matches and did not win titles.
| Games | 7 |
| Goals | 1 |
| Assists | 2 |
