Former Barcelona star Rivaldo is tipping Neymar to return to Barcelona or secure another high-profile move back to Europe if he can impress back at Santos.
Neymar has returned to Brazil after a disastrous, injury-ravaged spell in Saudi Arabia with Al-Hilal and has been shining back in his homeland.
There’s been [speculation already that Neymar](https://www.barcablaugranes.com/2025/2/14/24365669/gossip-joan-laporta-gives-neymar-two-conditions-to-meet-if-he-wants-barcelona-return) is eager to come back to Barcelona for another stint before World Cup 2026 and Rivaldo can see it happening.
> “Neymar is a great player, and I really like his style of play. If he maintains what we’re seeing at Santos, scoring goals and gaining momentum, he still has a place at any team in the world,” he said via Sport.
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> “If it’s not Barcelona, where he made history and where everyone already knows him, he’ll go to a big European club by mid-year.”
However, [Deco has spoken about Neymar recently](https://www.barcablaugranes.com/2025/3/6/24378658/deco-opens-up-on-possibility-of-neymar-making-shock-return-to-barcelona) and made it clear that signing the Brazilian certainly isn’t anything the club are thinking about right now.