Forgotten Chelsea star set to join Neymar at Santos as he leaves Stamford Bridge after just THREE appearances
Forgotten Chelsea star set to join Neymar at Santos as he leaves Stamford Bridge after just THREE appearances
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DEIVID WASHINGTON is set to leave Chelsea on loan and join Neymar at Santos. The Brazilian signed for the Blues in the summer of 2023 for £17.1million from Santos. But he has managed only three appearances in West London - all coming in cup competition last season.
![[Deivid Washington of Chelsea FC in a pre-season friendly match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/deivid-washington-chelsea-pre-season-928943388.jpg?strip=all&w=769)
The playmaker - who can play centrally or out wide - has been linked with a move away from Chelsea amid his lack of game time. And according to Ben Jacobs, 19-year-old Washington is closing in on a season-long loan back to Santos before the January transfer window shuts.
![[Neymar Jr. of Al-Hilal reacting during a soccer match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/10-neymar-reacts-afc-champions-967330968_f91ac7.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
It comes as the Brazilian side - top of the league - look to bring superstar Neymar back to the club. The former PSG and Barcelona winger has terminated his £2.5million-a-week deal with Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia. The 32-year-old managed just one goal and three assists in seven appearances during a disappointing two-year stint at the Kingdom Arena.
![[Neymar of Brazil's Santos reacts after missing a goal.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/neymar-brazils-santos-reacts-missing-5387463.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Neymar ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament during Brazil's World Cup qualifier against Uruguay in October 2023. It kept him out for a year before returning 12 months later - getting injured again in his second game back. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS.
Al Hilal agreed to terminate his contract and Neymar is closing in on a return to Brazil. Neymar spent four years with Santos from 2009-2013 - scoring 136 goals in 225 games - before joining Barcelona. In Spain he won two LaLiga titles and the Champions League before a world-record £198m move to PSG in 2017.
