Romano: Neymar is close to returning to Santos and the transfer is expected to be completed on loan

Brazilian star Neymar is one step away from returning to Santos, Fabrizio Romano reported on Sunday. Cesar Luis Melo, Florian Plettenberg, Ben Ya Several transfer reporters including Cobbs later confirmed the news.

If the deal is finally completed, Neymar will return to his parent team after 12 years. Romano and others further pointed out that Neymar's transfer is expected to be completed in the form of a loan.

Neymar, 32, was born in Santos youth training and made his professional debut in the Sao Paulo State League in Brazil on March 7, 2009. As of 2013, when he transferred to Barcelona for 88 million euros, he played 225 times for Santos, scored 136 goals and He made 64 assists and won the Copa Libertadores, Copa Sudamericana Winners' Cup and the Brazilian Cup with the team.

In August 2023, Neymar went to Saudi Arabia to seek gold with a transfer fee of nearly 100 million euros in his tenth year in European football. He has been plagued by injuries for a long time in Riyadh Crescent, and has only played 7 times so far, scoring 1 goal. The ball and sent out 3 assists.

Various signs indicate that Neymar's future with Al-Hilal is still unclear. Although the contract will expire this summer, the two sides have been discussing the possibility of early termination.

Miami International was once considered one of Neymar's potential destinations, but Suarez and Mascherano successively rejected the proposal for him to join. Chicago Fire and Santos are currently the two clubs that have shown the greatest interest in Neymar. , among which Chicago Fire is actively negotiating with Neymar. Santos, with its deep emotional connection with both sides, takes the lead in this battle.