3 March 2025
Spanish club Barcelona has set a condition for the return of Brazilian Neymar da Silva, the Santos forward, to the Catalan giants in the coming period. According to the Spanish newspaper "Mundo Deportivo": Barcelona has set a preliminary condition for considering the possible contract with Neymar, which is that the player regains his best level with Santos, which he joined a month ago after his disappointing experience with Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia.
The Barcelona administration explained the matter to Neymar in clear terms: "Score 15 goals with Santos first, and then we will think about signingyou," meaning that the player needs to prove that he has returned to his previous level after the injury. The newspaper indicated that there are two main reasons behind Neymar's desire to return to Barcelona: The first is personal, as he feels that his pride has been hurt by everything that has been said about him in recent years and wants to prove to everyone that he is not finished yet.
As for the second reason, it is his desire to prepare perfectly for the 2026 World Cup, which will be his last chance to win the title with Brazil, as he will reach At the time, he was 34 years old.
Mundo Deportivo reported that Barcelona has not yet decided on Neymar as they are waiting to see his form as the summer transfer window approaches. Neymar has now scored 3 goals and provided 3 assists in 7 games for Santos in the Paulista Championship and is now 12 goals away from fulfilling Barcelona's condition.
