Neymar spoke for the first time behind the scenes involving his name at the Club World Cup. Santos shirt 10 revealed that was very close to reinforcing Fluminense In the international tournament, but eventually opted not to leave the fish, even temporarily.
The midfielder, currently 33, explained the situation during a festive match in Vila Belmiro, on Tuesday (17/06).
– I talked to some clubs about the World Cup. Fluminense was one of the closest, but I preferred to enjoy this break in Brasileirão to train more and improve my physical form. I’m 100% today, but I want to come back even better, ”Neymar told” Flow Podcast “, right after playing for 30 minutes in the first stage of game promoted by one of his sponsors.
In the second stage of the game, the star went on the field and completed 60 minutes with dribbles, assists and goal, showing that he is free of injuries.
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President of Fluminense explains attempt by Neymar
Last Monday (16/06), the president of Fluminense, Mário Bittencourt, had already given similar details.
– Neymar said he had a lot of desire, but that at that moment was very focused on his recovery, helping Santos leave the situation that is, is an athlete created in Santos, I think it is a very beautiful attitude, very dignified. He was very worthy of us too, made a point of speaking personally, explaining the reasons why he would not be accepting right now, and obviously that in the future, if he has the opportunity, he is a big name, a wonderful player. For me you have to go back to the national team as soon as possible, as soon as it is 100% recovered – said Mario Bittencourt, in an interview with “ESPN”.
Previously, on June 3, Mario Bittencourt made the first statement about Neymar by explaining that he tried stars to the World Cup.
“I did attempts to bring grand players.” I’m talking about Neymar. When I brought Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Fred, you don’t write a paper proposal and send it. You contact to know if the player has a desire to come to the club. If he has no other plan. It giving a green light, you set up a project. Being very honest, Renato Gaúcho is very friendly with Neymar. I spoke to him, asked what he thinks of bringing Neymar. He found it great, spoke to Neymar. He was kind, elegant, and said to talk to his father. Before, I called the president of Santos. He said he wanted permission and he said he could call. Neymar’s father was very kind. He didn’t closed the doors, said he would like to hear. The idea was to bring to play the World Cup – said in an interview with the “South Sector” podcast.
Will Neymar renew with Santos?
Neymar has a contract with Santos only until the 30th, but a new bond between the player and the village club is appailed and is due until June 2026.
But even with well -referred negotiations, the player’s father traveled to Miami in the United States to hear proposals from European clubs. Still, the chances of the agreement with Santos being realized are great.
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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
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