Neymar announced Thursday he was returning to Brazilian club Santos, where he started his career, after ending his injury-plagued spell with Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal. - Pele's heir - At the start of his career he was cast as the heir to Pele.

Brazil forward Neymar will return to his boyhood club Santos from Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal, he posted on social media on Thursday. The forward, 32, joined Al-Hilal from Paris St Germain for a reported 90 million euros ($93.

Neymar has announced that he has completed a remarkable return to his boyhood club Santos in a post on social media. The forward shared an emotional video on X in which he revealed that he has decided to "sign the contract with Santos Futebol Clube".