Neymar signs contract extension with Santos until 2025
Brazil star Neymar has signed a contract extension with Santos until the end of 2025, the club announced on Tuesday.
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Neymar signs contract extension with Santos
His previous contract with Santos was set to expire on June 30.
Neymar’s new deal includes an option to extend his contract through the 2026 World Cup next summer.
Additionally, the new deal includes an additional contract between Santos and NR Sports for the use of Neymar’s image.
Santos will pay Neymar at least $15 million from new sponsorships and investments linked to his presence.
The 33-year-old rejoined his boyhood club in January after mutually terminating his contract with Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal.
“I made a decision and I listened to my heart,” Neymar said in Santos’ statement. “Santos is not just my team, it’s my home, my roots, my history, and my life.
“Here, I was a boy who became a man, and I am truly loved. Here I can be myself, truly happy. And this is where I want to fulfill the dreams that are still missing in my career. And nothing will stop me.”
“I go, I come back and I stay. Where it all began, where it’s never going to end.”
A gift for the Santos fans
Earlier this month, Neymar turned down a loan offer from Brazilian club Fluminense for the Club World Cup, choosing instead to focus on regaining full fitness.
He spent most of his time in Saudi Arabia sidelined with an ACL injury suffered on international duty with Brazil in October 2023.
Recurring muscular injuries have limited him to just three goals and three assists in 15 appearances for Santos this year.
However, Santos president Marcelo Teixeira said Neymar’s return has driven record-breaking social media growth and significant commercial gains for the club.
“It is a historic and remarkable day for Brazilian football, a gift for the Santos FC fans,” Teixeira said as part of Tuesday’s announcement. “Our idol, our boy, the prince with our number 10 shirt, remains.
“It is a very important moment in this rebuilding process, and we needed Neymar, both on and off the field. The phrase ‘I go, I come back and I stay’ is emblematic and fundamental to the repositioning of Santos FC at its rightful level.”
Santos, who was promoted the top flight this year, currently sit 15th in the standings with three wins from 12 games.
