Neymar has been the topic of hypothesis in latest weeks, each at membership and worldwide degree. With lower than two months left on his contract with Santos, the ahead’s future stays unclear. In that context, rumors surfaced a few potential signing for an Argentine membership the place Angel Di Maria performs.
In latest days, Neymar has been linked with Rosario Central, the top-performing workforce in Argentina’s league throughout 2025. That’s the place Di Maria at present performs — he got here via the membership’s youth ranks as an adolescent and, after an intensive profession in Europe that included stints at Actual Madrid, Manchester United, and Paris Saint-Germain, returned this summer season to guide the workforce.
Central’s robust marketing campaign, mixed with the presence of the World Cup winner with Argentina, fueled hypothesis about Neymar’s potential arrival. The Brazilian star was Di Maria’s teammate at PSG between 2017 and 2022, a interval wherein they gained 12 titles collectively, together with 4 Ligue 1 trophies.
The Argentine membership at present sits atop the 2025 standings and has already certified for the upcoming playoffs. That success has additionally assured them a spot within the 2026 Copa Libertadores, prompting speak that they might look to strengthen their squad to mount a severe title run.
Angel Di Maria and Neymar taking part in for PSG.
Di Maria stays Rosario Central’s largest star and has impressed in his return to Argentina, scoring seven targets in 14 matches. One other standout performer is Alejo Veliz, the previous Tottenham Hotspur striker who additionally returned to the membership this summer season after his spell in Europe.
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May Neymar actually be a part of Rosario Central?
Rumors of Neymar’s potential arrival reached Rosario Central head coach Ariel Holan, who gave a blunt response when requested concerning the thought of the Brazilian ahead becoming a member of his workforce anytime quickly. “On one hand, it made me chuckle, however on the opposite, it bothers me,” stated the Argentine coach throughout a press convention this week.
“I don’t know why folks unfold such nonsense that finally ends up taking maintain. It’s develop into a behavior to make folks consider issues that aren’t true,” Ariel continued, clearly pissed off by the studies linking his membership with the previous Barcelona and PSG star.
Lastly, Holan made it clear that Rosario Central is not going to pursue a transfer for Neymar. “The membership might by no means function throughout the monetary vary of a participant like Neymar,” the coach defined. “These sorts of issues shouldn’t distract us.”
Neymar’s delicate scenario at Santos
Whereas these rumors swirl, Neymar is going through a worrying scenario with Santos. On Thursday, the workforce misplaced 2–0 to Palmeiras in a match the place the ahead was ignored of the squad as a precaution as a result of his bodily situation.
With that consequence, Santos dropped to seventeenth place within the Brasileirao standings, sitting within the relegation zone only one level behind Vitoria, who’re at present protected. The excellent news for Neymar is that his workforce has a recreation in hand, which means they nonetheless management their very own destiny within the battle to keep away from relegation.
