Neymar vows to proceed enjoying till he can now not carry out at his finest

Brazilian star Neymar has made it clear he has no intention of hanging up his boots anytime quickly, insisting he’ll proceed enjoying till he’s now not capable of meet his personal requirements.

The 33-year-old ahead lately renewed his cope with Santos, committing to stick with his boyhood membership till the top of the yr, with an possibility to increase via to the 2026 World Cup.

In an interview led by shut family and friends, Neymar’s spouse, Bruna Biancardi, requested him what motivates him to maintain enjoying professionally. The former Barcelona and PSG star mentioned:

“What drives me is the love I nonetheless really feel for soccer.

“The want I really feel to play, to be on the sector, that’s what drives me on daily basis; to get up, to coach. The love I really feel for soccer won’t ever finish. It will stick with me for the remainder of my life. At some level, the will to play, as a result of I can now not do it, as a result of I can now not carry out as I need to, will finish.

“As lengthy as I nonetheless have the will to play soccer, you’ll should share me, my love.”

Neymar returned to Santos earlier this yr after terminating his contract with Al Hilal, the place he endured a troublesome stint marred by accidents.

A severe ACL tear sustained whereas on worldwide obligation with Brazil in October 2023 considerably restricted his time on the pitch.

Since his comeback, he has managed simply three objectives and three assists in 15 appearances for Santos in 2025, with repeated muscular setbacks stalling his efforts to reclaim a spot within the nationwide crew setup.

Throughout his profession, Neymar has been below the microscope, not only for his performances, however for his off-field life-style. Addressing this throughout the identical interview, he opened up in regards to the toll that public judgment has taken on him.

“I can’t management different individuals’s ideas,” he instructed his spouse.

“It’s troublesome to reply individuals who perceive completely nothing about our lives…Judging is straightforward, however understanding what’s behind it’s troublesome.

“I’ve spent my total profession slightly unhappy due to this, due to individuals who don’t know me speaking about me and never nearly soccer.

“I do know I’m an excellent particular person, it’s troublesome to confront. I would really like them to provide extra significance to what actually issues, on the pitch.

“Nowadays, with the web and social media, it’s troublesome for individuals to focus solely on the athlete himself.

“It’s dangerous, unhappy, to be judged in a sure manner, typically even hated by individuals who don’t know me, who aren’t a part of my every day life, who don’t know the hassle I put in for myself and my household. It’s troublesome to cease and see on the web what isn’t actuality.

“I’ve a powerful mindset in relation to the web.I can have a look at it, but it surely doesn’t damage me, it doesn’t damage me mentally.”

“My soccer profession will finish, my identify will stay in historical past, however it would finish, years will go, different gamers and generations will come and go. I at all times say that the individuals who know me are what matter.”