A tearful Neymar was welcomed back to his boyhood club on Friday by thousands of Santos fans and a concert in the home stadium beneath an electronic sign saying, “The prince is back.” The striker signed a contract upon arrival,

Neymar was set to be welcomed back to his boyhood club on Friday by thousands of Santos fans and a concert in the home stadium beneath an electronic sign saying, “The prince is back.” Neymar's private jet landed in the Sao Paulo state countryside from Saudi Arabia in the morning but he requested a few hours of rest before being flown into Santos by helicopter.

Neymar has completed his return to Santos, 12 years after leaving the Brazilian club to join Barcelona. The forward graduated through the youth system at Santos, where he scored 136 goals in 225 games and won six trophies including the 2011 Copa Libertadores,