Neymar has accepted a wage cut to allow him to join Santos after his £130 million-per-year deal with Al-Hilal was terminated. The 32-year-old will now sign a short-term deal with his boyhood club. Neymar has agreed to a six-month contract with Santos,

Neymar Jr. has reached a mutual agreement with Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal to terminate his contract. This leaves the door open for Neymar Jr.’s expected return to Brazil’s Santos FC — the team he came up through the youth ranks.

Al-Hilal have announced the termination of Neymar Jr’s contact. This brings to an end the Brazilian’s injury-plagued 18-month stay in Saudi Arabia. In a statement posted on social media, the club said they had “agreed to terminate the player’s contract by mutual consent”.