Neymar is back in Santos Futebol Clube. The star was presented to the fans this Friday (31), in Vila Belmiro, on a day of heavy rain in Santos, on the coast of São Paulo.
“We live a lot of beautiful moments here. I’m sure we still have a lot to live. If it depends on me, the love and the affection I have for this club, they will not lack strength, claw, determination, faith and obviously a lot of boldness “He joked, reliving the period in which he said” bold and cheerful “.
He climbed to the lawn with a headline with the inscription “100% Jesus”, similar to that used in some of his previous achievements in the team – alvinegro professional from 2009 to 2013, won six titles, the largest of the 2011 Copa Libertadores.
“When I was a boy, I stepped in Vila Belmiro with this track here. I couldn’t help but go back. Best friends and the most wonderful crowd in this world. This day will be kept for all my life, “he said.
The fans began to fill the stands early in the afternoon, and had a big party to receive back the star, which came out in 2013 towards Barcelona. The club estimated that more than 10,000 fans were present at the celebration, finished at night – Neymar climbed the field at 20h.
Artists who are fans of the club, such as Supla and Mano Brown, animated the aficionados throughout the afternoon, preparing the terrain for the high moment of the day.
Athletes who worked with Neymar for clubs and the Brazilian team, such as Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo, Piqué and Buffon, sent videos broadcast on the big screen, wishing the player’s good luck in the new phase. There was also a message from striker Marta.
Neymar arrived on Friday to Brazil to start his second spell at Santos. The 32 -year -old striker landed in the morning at São Roque airport, in the interior of São Paulo, after a chartered flight that departed from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The player then took a helicopter that flew over points from the city of São Paulo, such as the Pacaembu Stadium, and the São Paulo coast, before heading to Santos, to sign his contract.
At the time of the signature, President Marcelo Teixeira handed the shirt 11 to the star, a numbering that the player used in the team before leaving. On the way back to Santos, however, he will use 10, eternalized by Pelé and left without owner during the Serie B dispute in 2024.
“You started with 7. Then made history with 11. I’ll give you now in signature your traditional shirt, 11. Now, let’s go to your house for you to get 10,” said the top hat.
Meanwhile, in the stands of the village, expectation grew. The feeling was euphoria through the star’s return, with fans chanting the player’s name at full lungs all the time.
“Neymar still has a lot of football to show and to teach the kids that are coming. It will give them an incentive for them to fight more for this cloak, which is heavy, beautiful and worth carrying in their chest,” said Claudia de Souza, 41 , who traveled from São Paulo accompanied by his sister and son to accompany the presentation.
Claudia also said that she did not keep hurt from the athlete’s departure to Barcelona in 2013, a transfer followed by a long judicial contestation. “He left only joy and a beautiful story. He would be if he didn’t come back,” she said.
“Neymar had to follow his way to Europe and show his football to the world. There was nothing of hurt,” said Rodrigo Oliveira, 35, who left Paraná along with his son Francisco, 6, to honor the return of the player .
“It’s the opportunity to come with my son for him to know the village and see the story being written again,” said Oliveira, adding that the desire to play another World Cup next year should make Neymar recover the physical form And again perform a great performance on the field.
“It’s the realization of a dream. Before, I only saw it on TV, I was not even old to come, and today I had this opportunity,” said Guilherme Marques, 31, who arrived from Londrina in the morning to the beach city with his girlfriend.
