Ultranza Defense to Neymar: “This is the solution”

The new coach of Santos, Cléber Xavier, was defended with emphasis this Wednesday, during his presentation, the figure of Neymar, which he considered a very important player for the group both “inside and out of the field.”

“He’s an idol, the best player in Brazil in recent years. They’ve always asked me the same thing: Is Neymar a problem? No, he’s never been. He’s always a solution, inside and out of the field,” said the press conference coach.

Xavier and Neymar were in the middle of six years, when the first was the right hand of Brazil coach Adenor Leonardo Bachi ‘Tite’.

Both participated in the World Cups of Russia 2018 and Catar 2022, where 10 shirts were the undeniable leader of ‘Canarinha’.

Today on the bench of the Pelé Club, Xavier said he felt from the beginning that the squad was “very happy” to share costumes with former FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) players.

The coach admitted that he had the opportunity to exchange a few words with the attack.

“This was the first thing I found yesterday, when I got to the club. We crossed and talked. He told me, for example, I was happy that I was on the team and I told him I was happy to have it too,” he declared.

Xavier also featured Neymar’s ability to “bring joy to the locker room” and the importance of participating “even when he was not playing.”

After ending his millionaire contract with Saudi Al-Hilal, Neymar returned to the club where he was formed with the aim of recovering the form after a long time in care due to a serious knee injury.

However, since the end of January, when his return was announced with a six -month expanding contract, the 10 had not had a continuation of his home country due to muscle discomfort, in addition to staring at some extra controversy.

In the last three months, Neymar, 33, has only participated in nine games, where he scored three goals and shares three assists.