Neymar is re -presented at Vila Belmiro with several honors and a lot of partying mood

Santos prepared at Vila Belmiro a big party this Friday (31) to celebrate the return of Neymar, his “Boy” most illustrious. Under a lot of rain and with a full house, the striker was cheered by Santos fans, who were looking forward to seeing the new shirt 10 and heir to King Pelé, who has a contract signed until June 30 with the club.

“Ney Day”

The announcement that the 32 -year -old would return to Santos was officially confirmed by President Marcelo Teixeira this week, via social networks. Behind the scenes, the conversations were being treated with caution, and had the player's father ahead of the negotiations. The Santos board revealed that since the end of the year, it has shown convincing arguments for Neymar's return to the club, including that it could help him recover his physical form and return to the level of before, for those who know, to compete in the World Cup 2026.

The final card was a video made by artificial intelligence, to which Pelé, died in December 2022, says the player “I should go home”. The contract was signed on Friday afternoon (31) at Santos CT, and Neymar can meet his future teammates, as he participated in a press conference. “I changed everything. I changed everything. I'm more bearded, stronger, I think they changed a lot of things, style of play too. If I had the mindset now at that time, at 17, it would be completely different,” Said Neymar Jr. to the journalists present.

_{Neymar is honored at Vila Belmiro (Video: Reproduction/Instagram/@Projota)}

At the Urbano Caldeira Stadium, in Vila Belmiro, thousands of fans filled the stands to receive the “prince”, And not even the rain that fell in Baixada Santista discouraged those present at the stadium. The moment Neymar entered the field, and was received by former players, artists, family and the fans, took the attacker to tears. “It is a very special day for me, I am very happy. If it depends on me, the love and affection I have for this club, there will be no lack of strength, claw, determination, faith and, of course, a lot of boldness.”he stated, emotionally.

_{Publication of Santos in honor of Neymar and Pelé (Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/@Santosfc)}

“I'll go, but … I'll be back”

New owner of shirt 10, which was immortalized by Pelé, Neymar received honors from people nearby, as well as athletes who played with the player during his career abroad. Names like Piqué, Buffon, Suarez, Vinicius Junior, Iniesta, Rodrygo, and Marta, Falcon, among other players, recorded a video with welcome messages. Supporters also honored him by painting a huge graffiti with his photo and a crown in one of the stadium accesses.

Fulfilling a promise made years ago, Neymar Jr. does not yet have a set date to debut with the Santos main team. The club announced that the striker will start his training next week at the King Pelé Training Center. This weekend, the player will not take the field in the classic against São Paulo, in Vila Belmiro, but will be at the stadium to honor the team that disputes the Paulista Championship.

PHOTO HIGHLIGHT: Neymar montage during his tickets at Santos Futebol Clube (Reproduction/Instagram/@playblaze)