Brazilian superstar Neymar, who helped boyhood club Santos avoid relegation with a titanic showing towards the fag end of the league, revealed that he has his eyes set on the ultimate prize, the FIFA World
Cup.
Neymar, who is slated to undergo surgery on his knee in the upcoming days, vowed to prepare and get ready in time for the Canarinhos’ WC title thrust.
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“I’m going to forget about football for the next 10 days. Then I’ll have the operation that I need. After that, I have one last mission: The World Cup,”
“Will I be fit? I always am. I’m just waiting for the call,” Neymar said.
Neymar seeks to lift the coveted cup in what might be his final hurray in the famous yellow of Brazil as Carlo Ancelotti has urged the dazzler to train towards regaining full fitness.
“If Neymar deserves to be in the squad and is better than others, he will play in the World Cup, and that’s it. I don’t owe anyone anything,” Ancelotti had said.
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In his last four games, Neymar scored five goals and made one assist, bringing his total to eight goals in 19 league matches. His remarkable performance helped lift Santos from near relegation to a safe 13th-place finish.
Despite playing with a torn meniscus and shouldering the responsibility of preventing a second relegation in the club’s 112-year history, the Brazilian star persevered and led Santos to safety.
Neymar revealed he had been playing through pain in every match to keep his boyhood club alive, and he delivered heroically for the Brazilian team.
