After playing for Barcelona himself, Neymar sparked a sensation on social media by posting a photo of himself alongside fellow countryman Vinicius Jr. while he was playing for Real Madrid.
Posing while wearing a T-shirt with images of Vinicius Jr. playing for Real Madrid, Neymar Jr.
After posing in a Vinicius Jr. shirt, Neymar hinted about an amazing move to Real Madrid.
The 30-year-old Brazilian superstar shared a photo to his Instagram account where he was posing while wearing a gray T-shirt. Several images of Neymar’s countryman from his time at Real Madrid were displayed on his shirt, including Vinicius’ Champions League triumph from the previous year.
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He beaming with pride as he supported the 22-year-old wonderkid, but others were understandably surprised by the Real Madrid-themed shirt given his history with rivals Barcelona.
Neymar spent four years with the Catalan club before to his 2017 £200 million transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. He made 186 games and scored 105 goals while winning two La Liga crowns and a Champions League medal.
Naturally, it raised eyebrows to see him supporting a Real Madrid star, with one supporter tweeting: “Neymar to Madrid. Who object?
During his four seasons at Barcelona, Neymar flourished.
He seemed to be fulfilling his ambition of playing for Real Madrid through Vini, a fellow Madrid supporter jokingly observed. This is sad to behold.
Later this month, Neymar and Vinicius will travel to the World Cup in an effort to return the treasured trophy to Brazil for the first time since 2002. Despite scoring 75 goals for the Selecao, Neymar has only advanced as far as the 2014 semifinals before falling to Germany in a 7-1 defeat.
He and Los Blancos starlet Vinicius both played for Brazil in the 2021 Copa America, where they lost to Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the championship game.
But as he has his most outstanding season to date with PSG, the twinkle-toed veteran will be hopeful that things will be different this time around. The 14 goals and 11 assists Neymar has already contributed this season will undoubtedly give Brazilians hope that this could be their year to win a record-setting sixth World Cup.