My Feelings For Santos Never Changed – Neymar

Brazil forward, Neymar has come out to say that returning to Santos feels like going back in time. He recently had his say via a press statement, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he is very grateful to his fans all over the world who wished for this moment to come true for a long time, and it still feels like yesterday when he left Santos to play European football.

Neymar added that he wants to play football again, and only his boyhood club can reignite the spark he needs at this present time.

His words, “Hey, guys. Feels like I’m going back in time. I’m here with my friends and family and they helped me to write a few things. I just can’t hold it in until tomorrow (Friday). My family and my friends already know my decision. I’ll sign the contract with Santos. I want to thank my fans from all over the world wishing for this moment to come true for a long time. It’s been nearly 12 years since I left for the most famous club in the world and it seems like yesterday. My feelings for the club and fans have never changed.

Now I need to play again. And only a club like Santos can provide the love I need to prepare for the coming challenges in the next few years. And all of you, regardless of your club, know very well what I mean. I hope you’re all with me on this next step of my life.”

WOW.

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known as Neymar Júnior or mononymously as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Brazil national team. A prolific goalscorer and playmaker, he is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world and the best Brazilian player of his generation. Neymar has scored at least 100 goals for three different clubs, making him one of the few players to achieve this feat.

Neymar came into prominence at Santos, where he made his professional debut aged 17. Soon becoming the Brazilian’s league star player, he won the 2011 Copa Libertadores, being Santos’ first since 1963. He was named the South American Footballer of the Year in 2011 and 2012, and relocated to Europe to join Barcelona in 2013.

In his second season, as part of Barcelona’s attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez, dubbed MSN, he won the continental treble of La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League. Motivated to be the focal player at club level, Neymar unexpectedly transferred to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in 2017 for €222 million, which made him the most expensive player ever. In his debut season, he excelled in French football, winning the league title and being voted Ligue 1 Player of the Year.

Despite recurring injuries in Paris, he helped PSG attain an historic domestic quadruple in the 2019–20 season, during which the club also reached its first ever Champions League final, with Neymar being named in the UEFA Team of the Year for the second time in his career.