Neymar explains short-term Santos deal amid Barcelona return rumours

<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"the-post">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area-inner">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"single-featured-image"><img width&equals;"750" height&equals;"422" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Neymar explains short-term Santos deal amid Barcelona return rumours" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high" data-lazy- src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;02&sol;GettyImages-2200063346&period;jpg&period;webp&period;webp"&sol;><img width&equals;"750" height&equals;"422" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;02&sol;GettyImages-2200063346&period;jpg&period;webp&period;webp" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Neymar explains short-term Santos deal amid Barcelona return rumours" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"entry-content entry clearfix">&NewLine;<p><a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;neymar-junior"><strong>Neymar Jr&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;a> has revealed why he signed only a six-month contract at <strong>Santos<&sol;strong>&comma; amid growing speculation about a potential return to Barcelona&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The 33-year-old rejoined his boyhood club on January 31&comma; following an injury-plagued spell at Al-Hilal&comma; where he played just seven matches before suffering a torn ACL and meniscus injury&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After another setback in November 2024&comma; Neymar opted to return to Brazil to regain fitness and form&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After scoring in Santos’ 3-1 win over Agua Santa&comma; Neymar explained his decision&comma; saying&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Let’s take it easy&period; Santos opened the doors for me to reacquaint myself with football&comma; with my joy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I didn’t sign a long contract because I didn’t know how I was going to feel&period; Anything can happen&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>His father hinted at a possible contract extension&comma; saying&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our project is not just for five months&period; We came to help Santos rebuild and find partners&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Despite this&comma; reports suggest Neymar aims to return to Europe next season&comma; with Barcelona potentially considering him as an option for the left-wing position&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;neymar-explains-short-term-santos-deal-amid-barcelona-return-rumours&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;