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Neymar s father talks about contract renewal: We are working hard, we hope Neymar can stay here

5:41am, 11 June 2025【Football】

June 10th, at the unveiling ceremony of the Santos Women's Football Base, Neymar's father and club chairman Marcelo Teixeira discussed Neymar's contract renewal. Currently, Neymar's contract with Santos only lasts until the end of this month.

Neymar's father said: "Santos is a club we love, we have paid a lot, but that's not enough. There are still many things to do for Santos and Brazilian football. We started this dream with Leo, and we have the courage and courage. With the help of our partners, we not only built the CT Ray-Belle training center, but also helped bring Neymar home."

"We are working hard to start cooperation, and we hope that my child can stay here. But the chairman does not help, and he is unwilling to pay out of his own pocket. I do everything I can to help rebuild. The future is still There is new news, and it's just the beginning. My son starts from here. We need innovation, and today we deliver a comfortable facility. "

At a press conference on the event, Neymar's father talked about the topic again and said that Neymar would "do what he wants" and that he controls his career himself: "You don't know Neymar, and if he does what he wants, many things will be different. He will do what he wants, and I'm just the person sitting in the back seat." Neymar's father also stressed that Santos is the "right environment" for his son. He also mentioned that like other transfer windows, Neymar also evaluated the offer received, but stressed that it is not the time to leave Santos.

"I hope he stayed, and Santos opened the door to recovery for Neymar at this time. We knew he had a minor injury, he had been injured for more than a year and a half. The biggest challenge was in his heart, we all knew his dream."

"He was very committed, and now he has completely stabilized. We are very happy that in the second half of the year, we can see a player who is still working hard to improve, we received the offer, Neymar was never excluded from any offer, nor will this time."

"We did not accept it These offer because he wants to recover for a while to achieve his ideal state. Neymar lives here and is very happy, close to friends and family. Santos is the right environment for him to move forward, but we need to solve a lot of situations. Maintain social life, labor relations while maintaining the brand he has established, creating this need to achieve his goal. ”

In an interview with SporTV, Santos Chairman Marcelo Teixeira expressed optimism about Neymar's contract renewal, but said the terms of the contract would be different from when he left Riyadh's new moon and returned to Brazil at the beginning of the year.

Teixeira said: "At present, the existing contract between Santos and Neymar has been resolved. We are now moving directly to discuss the new form of contract, which both parties have understood and made progress in this regard. It is very likely that he will continue to stay in Santos and sign a new contract."

"Neimar is here, he will continue to treat and live happily at home. He is here with more comfort, support and support from fans, which increases his chances of playing on the court. This also makes The data on the off-court grew, it was all a process. "

"We did six months of important and influential experiments, not only in Brazil but also around the world. He is a star, and now, this makes Santos more cautious in investing. The other side also understands that we have achieved a clear, positive and interesting result, and the contact between the two sides is good and positive. "

Since returning to Santos at the end of January, Neymar has participated in 13 games, including a friendly match with Leipzig. During this time, he scored three goals, contributed three assists, and suffered two muscle injuries.

His last appearance was in a 0-1 loss to Bottafogo. In that game, he was sent off for two yellow cards in the second half. If he doesn't renew his contract, it will be his last game in Santos.