Injuries and his contrasting performances suggest that Neymar’s best years are behind him. But the Brazilian striker of PSG (30 years old), recently returned to competition against Real Madrid (1-0), does not intend to end his career immediately, and would see himself doing a tour in MLS , the North American soccer league.
“Sometimes I joke with my friends, I tell them that 32 years is good (to stop)”, launched Neymar during the YouTube program “Fenomenos”, alongside in particular his compatriot Ronaldo, double Ballon d’Or. “But honestly, I don’t know. I will play as long as I feel good, in my body and in my head. “As for the body, I think I still have a few years ahead of me,” he added. But for the head, which is the most important, you always have to feel good. In fact, I didn’t set myself an age. »
Neymar intends to play at least until the end of his contract at PSG, in June 2025. He will then be 33 years old. After that ? “I really want to play in the United States, at least one season,” he said. “It’s a shorter championship, with three or four months of vacation. That way, we can play for many more years, ”he joked, before bursting out laughing.
Not very motivated by a return to Brazil
What about a return to Brazil? ” I do not know. Sometimes I want to, sometimes not, ”launched the number 10 of PSG, who recently complained of not being recognized at his fair value in his country.
In October, Neymar had created emotion in Brazil by suggesting in an interview for a documentary on the DAZN streaming platform that he could end his career in the Brazilian selection after the 2022 World Cup. he would still have “the mind to support more football”.
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