Neymar has renewed his contract with Santos until December, the Brazilian Serie A club announced. The 33-year-old former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain forward rejoined his boyhood club on a six-month deal in January after parting ways with Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal. Brazil’s all-time leading scorer was linked with a move to Major League Soccer or a possible return to Europe before deciding to stay with Santos until the end of the 2025 season. “I made a decision and I listened to my heart,” Neymar said in a statement on the club’s website. “Santos is not just my team, it is 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 it is here that I want to fulfil the dreams that are missing in my career. And nothing will stop me. I go, I come back and I stay. Where it all began and where it will never end.” Neymar made his professional debut for Santos in 2009, accumulating 243 appearances for the club, scoring 141 goals and providing 69 assists. Unfortunately, injuries have limited him to just 12 appearances this year for the eight-time Brazilian Serie A champions. “It is a historic and remarkable day for Brazilian football, a gift for the fans of Santos FC,” stated Santos president Marcelo Teixeira. “Our idol, our boy, the prince with our number 10 shirt remains. This is a very important moment in our reconstruction process and we needed Neymar, both on and off the field.” Neymar has scored 79 goals in 128 matches for Brazil but has not represented the five-time World Cup winners since suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament against Uruguay in October 2023. With IANS Inputs