Coutinho reunites with former Brazil teammate Neymar at Santos

Philippe Coutinho and Neymar, former Brazil teammates, have reunited at Santos for the remainder of the season, announced the Brazilian club on Monday. Coutinho, who spent five years at Liverpool before joining Barcelona in 2018, helped the Spanish team clinch two LaLiga championships. However, Neymar left Barcelona for Paris St Germain in August 2017, and the two never played together at club level.

Santos shared a video of Coutinho's arrival, featuring him entering the dressing room to be warmly greeted by Neymar. Neymar, 34, expressed his excitement to Coutinho in the video, saying, "If it's a dream, I don't want to wake up." Coutinho, who last played for Brazil in March 2022, returned to his hometown club Vasco da Gama in 2024 before departing in February this year.

Neymar, also 34, returned to Santos last year and subsequently announced his international retirement following Brazil's elimination from the World Cup in July.