It’s been only a month since Neymar made an emotional return to Santos, the membership the place his skilled profession started, after parting methods with Al-Hilal. Since rejoining, he has performed 4 matches and, within the newest recreation towards Agua Santa, lastly marked his comeback with a purpose and an help in Santos‘ 3-1 victory.
The Brazilian star received a penalty within the 14th minute, which he confidently transformed to open the scoring. Then, within the dying moments of the match, he arrange a teammate for the third purpose, capping off a powerful efficiency.
Regardless of his return to Brazil, Neymar’s final purpose stays a transfer again to Europe, with Barcelona as his most well-liked vacation spot. Experiences point out that he’s keen to signal a pre-contract instantly, however the Blaugrana head coach Hansi Flick has considerations in regards to the ahead’s bodily situation and whether or not he would match into the present squad.
The skilled Brazilian and his membership are, nonetheless, residing within the right here and now in the meanwhile. Following the win towards Agua Santa, Santos head coach Pedro Caixinha was stuffed with reward for Neymar, highlighting his dedication and coaching habits. The Portuguese supervisor even went so far as to check Neymar’s work ethic to Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, two of soccer’s biggest gamers.
“Neymar, Guilherme, and Soteldo repeatedly labored on set items. This jogs my memory of the nice gamers—Messi, Ronaldo, and even Neymar himself—who perceive that repetition is essential. I watched from behind the purpose, and Neymar executes these drills so nicely”, Caixinha informed the media.
“Brazil ought to unite round Neymar like Argentina did for Messi”
Past membership soccer, Neymar’s focus stays on reviving his worldwide profession with Brazil. Caixinha made a daring assertion urging the Brazilian nationwide group and its supporters to rally behind Neymar similarly to how Argentina backed Lionel Messi in the course of the 2022 World Cup. “All of Argentina united round Lionel Messi in 2022 to win the World Cup. Why shouldn’t Brazil do the identical with Neymar?”, he requested.
Neymar, who’s Brazil’s all-time prime scorer, has lengthy been the face of the nationwide group, however accidents and off-field controversies have prevented him from main Brazil to a World Cup title. With the 2026 World Cup approaching, the Peixe supervisor’s feedback recommend that Neymar nonetheless has a significant position to play within the Seleção’s ambitions.
Whereas his final purpose is a return to Europe, Neymar’s speedy focus is on staying match and performing nicely for Santos. Caixinha stays cautious about managing the 33-year-old famous person’s workload, particularly given his current harm struggles: “We might be cautious, however Neymar has been recovering very nicely. We have now much less time earlier than the subsequent recreation, so we’ll see how he arrives on the coaching middle”.