A tearful Neymar was welcomed back to his boyhood club on Friday by thousands of Santos fans and a concert in the home stadium beneath an electronic sign saying, “The prince is back.” The striker signed a contract upon arrival,

Neymar has reached an agreement to rejoin boyhood club Santos on a six-month contract after leaving Al Hilal. It was announced on January 27 that the 32-year-old had agreed to a mutual termination of his contract with the Saudi Pro League side.

The Brazilian initially joined the club's academy in 2003 as an 11-year-old, before making his senior debut in 2009 and going on to make 235 appearances for the club in all competitions