The striker Neymar was diagnosed with Covid-19. Santos released the information this Saturday (07/09) and dismissed the 10th of training at the club. There is still no forecast of the player’s return to the activities.
-With a viral picture started on Thursday (5), the athlete Neymar Jr. underwent laboratory tests, after evaluation by the Santos FC medical department, which confirmed covid-19 infection. The player had been away from activities since Thursday, when he began the symptoms, continues to rest at his home and in symptomatic treatment, by medical determination-reported the fish.
Neymar would no longer be in the next game of Santos, on June 12, against Fortaleza, for being expelled against Botafogo. However, he became doubtful for festive game with influencers in Vila Belmiro, on Tuesday (10/06), at 13h (Brasília time). In the second, Neymar will repeat the test. If it is negative, it will be released to play.
The contract of shirt 10 with Santos only goes until June 30 and there is uncertainty about a possible renewal.
Recently, Neymar expressed uncertainties about his future. During an interview after the elimination of Santos in the Brazilian Cup to the CRB, on May 23, Astro pointed out that “did not know” would expand the contract.
In the same line, Neymar Pai, who is the player’s manager, commented that shirt 10 can choose to leave.
– I will stay with Marcelo (Teixeira, President of Santos) for a few years, until we can solve (the restructuring of the club). But Neymar does not, we will decide. It will really depend on him, he makes his choices regarding all this – said the businessman on May 28, after the defeat of Santos to RB Leipzig in a friendly.
Fluminense tried a partnership with Santos to have Neymar at the Club World Cup, but the striker refused the proposal, claiming that he will seek physically reconditioning during the period of the World Cup.
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What is Neymar’s salary at Santos?
Neymar costs Santos about $ 21 million per month during the five -month contract signed to make his return to the club possible. The information is from the website “UOL”.
The player will receive a total of $ 105 million by June 30. This amount represents approximately 25% of the total budget projected by Santos for the year 2025.
Of this amount, R $ 4.14 million gross correspond to the salary registered in the portfolio.
The rest of the amount received by Neymar is linked to marketing agreements and the commercial use of his image. Until the termination of the contract, there is a forecast of payment of at least $ 15 million (about $ 85 million) to the player for this partnership model.
To enable these payments, Santos set a revenue division of the new shirt sponsorship where 75% of the value is Neymar, and 25% with the club.
Since the return of shirt 10, Santos has increased their revenue with sponsorship of about $ 66 million. Of this total, R $ 49.5 million would be destined for NR Sports, a company that manages Neymar’s image rights and needs to authorize any promotional action with its club participation.
Neymar: Numbers in the return to Santos
- Games: 12
- Games as a starter: 8
- Minutes played: 743
- Goals: 3
- Assists: 3
- Yellow Cards: 4
- Red Cards: 1
Last Santos Games
- 01/06 – Santos 0 x 1 Botafogo – Brasileirão
- 05/28 – Santos 1 x 3 RB Leipzig – friendly
- 25/05 – Vitória 0 x 1 Santos – Brasileirão
- 05/22 – CRB 0 (5) x (4) 0 Santos – Copa do Brasil
- 05/18 – Corinthians 1 x 0 Santos – Brasileirão
Next Santos games
- Fortaleza x Santos – 12/06 – 7:30 pm (Brasília) – Brasileirão
- Santos x Palmeiras – 12/07 – time to define – Brasileirão
- Santos x Flamengo – 16/07 – time to define – Brasileirão
- Mirassol X Santos – 19/07 – Time to define – Brasileirão
- Santos x International – 23/07 – Time to define – Brasileirão
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