Neymar renews contract with boyhood club Santos

Brazil's all-time starring goalscorer Neymar has renewed his statement pinch boyhood nine Santos until December.

The 33-year-old returned to nan Brazilian club connected a six-moth woody successful January aft nan termination of his statement pinch Saudi Pro League broadside Al-Hilal.

Neymar has scored 141 goals and made 69 assists successful 243 appearances for Santos.

The erstwhile Paris St-Germain and Barcelona guardant had been linked pinch a return to Europe earlier signing a caller woody pinch Santos until nan extremity of nan Brazilian Serie A season, pinch an action to extend.

"I made a determination and I listened to my heart," said Neymar.

"Santos is not conscionable my team, it's my home, my roots, my history and my life. Here I was a boy who became a man, and I americium genuinely loved. Here I tin beryllium myself, genuinely happy.

"This is wherever I want to fulfil nan dreams that are missing successful my career. And nothing's going to extremity me. I go, I travel backmost and I stay. Where it each began and wherever it will ne'er end."

Neymar was recalled to nan Brazil squad aft a 17-month absence successful March but did not characteristic successful their World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina.

He has scored 79 goals successful 128 Brazil appearances but has not represented his state since sustaining a knee wounded against Uruguay successful October 2023.

"It is simply a historical and singular time for Brazilian football, a gift for nan fans of Santos FC," said nine president Marcelo Teixeira.

"Our idol, our boy, nan prince pinch our number 10 garment remains.

"It is simply a very important infinitesimal successful this reconstruction process and we needed Neymar, some connected and disconnected nan field.

"The building 'I'm going, I'm back, I'm staying' is emblematic and basal for nan repositioning of Santos FC astatine its due level."