Sao Paulo.- The coach of Brazilthe Italian Carlo Ancelottiasked Neymar “prepare well” for him 2026 Worldby qualifying it as a “very important player” in his plans, in an interview released Thursday by the Conmebol on social networks.
“He is a very important player for our selection towards the World Cup,” said Ancelotti about the 33 -year -old attacker, who has just renewed his contract with Santos until the end of the year.
“He has to prepare well, he has time to do it. I have talked to him about this: that he prepares well, because we have the idea that he has to be a very important player,” Carletto insisted.
On Tuesday, after weeks of rumors about his future, Neymar agreed with Santos to renew his contract until the end of 2025, with the option of extending the link to its term, according to the old Pelé club.
Injuries have limited their performance since he returned to Peixe in January.
Neymar was not in the Ancelotti call on the last double date of the South American qualifier, at the beginning of the month, in which Brazil secured its quota to the 2026 World Cup with a draw with Ecuador (0-0) and a victory against Paraguay (1-0).
The Canarinha will close the tie in September, on a double date on which it will receive Chile and visit Bolivia.
Neymar is the maximum historical scorer of the Brazilian team, with 79 goals in 128 games. He has played the World Cups of Brazil 2014, Russia 2018 and Catar 2022.
Liverpool adds another reinforcement
The left side Milos Kerkez, a 21 -year -old Hungarian international, has made the jump from Bournemouth to Liverpool, the England champion announced Thursday, very active in the signing market.
The cost of signing, not revealed, would be around 55 million dollars, according to British sports media.
Kerkez began to emerge with the AZ Alkmaar, in the Netherlands, before signing for the Bournemouth in 2023. In southern England it has become a pillar of the team led by the Spanish Andoni Iraola, which handed him the ownership in the 38 Premier League games played by the ‘Cherries’ last season.
