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Neymar has agreed to renew his contract with his former team, Santos.
Santos announced on the 25th (Korea time) that it has agreed to renew the contract for six months with Neymar. Neymar, who signed a six-month contract with Santos in January, will be able to play in Brazil until this year.
Neymar `heard the sound of my heart, and I have finally made my decision'Santus is not just a team, but my hometown, my roots, my history, my life. Grew up to be a true man here, loved. It is also a place where I want to achieve my dream that I missed in my career." Chairman Marcelo Tesheira Santos also said " (Re-signing with Neymar) is a historic day for Brazilian soccer and a great gift to Santos fans. "I can see our son running with number 10 on his back," he said.
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Neymar is an icon of Brazilian football that connects Pele, Romario and Ronaldo. In Santos alone, he scored 143 goals and 69 assists in 243 games, and he is the highest scorer ever with 79 goals in 128 games for the Brazilian national team, beating Pele (77 goals). After moving from Santos to Barcelona in 2013, he established the so-called 'MSN' with Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi to win two consecutive La Liga titles, the European Champions League, Copadelay, and the Club World Cup. After moving to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017, he slowed down due to frequent injuries, but he has proved his decisive power by continuing his double-digit scoring record.
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However, after moving to Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal, his reputation began to crack. Neymar, who accepted Al Hilal's offer of a huge €100 million transfer fee and €150 million a year in the summer of 2023, played only four games due to injury for more than two years until January, overshadowing expectations for his performance. In the end, Al Hilal released Neymar through the termination of the contract by mutual agreement. Neymar's name, which failed to make any significant achievements even with a large amount of money in his hands, was labeled 'Eatoutu'. When he left Al Hilal and signed a short-term contract with Santos, most expected that he would not be able to show his old performance. However, Neymar returned to Santos and revived perfectly as he was active in the whole attack. With this as an opportunity, rumors of re-entering Europe were circulating, but in the end, he decided to accompany Santos.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
