‘We are not a medical department’, says club chief, as Neymar’s chances of shock transfer brutally ended

NEYMAR is acceptable for an affectional transportation - aft a rival nine changeable him down successful brutal fashion.

The Brazilian star, 32, is astatine a crossroads successful his vocation erstwhile again.

His £78million determination to Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal has not worked retired arsenic planned.

The ex-Barcelona and PSG guardant missed a twelvemonth of enactment pursuing ACL surgery conscionable weeks aft making the big-money switch.

He suffered yet different carnal setback soon aft his comeback erstwhile helium injured his hamstring and limped off.

And determination has adjacent been speech of Al-Hilal - who won the Saudi Pro League rubric without their biggest sanction - ripping up his lucrative £2.5m-a-week declaration early.

That has led to transportation speculation implicit Neymar's aboriginal arsenic helium approaches the swansong of his career.

And that includes a instrumentality backmost to his homeland Brazil.

However, Palmeiras ruled retired a swoop for the three-time Champions League victor successful a savage dig.

Club president Leila Pereira insisted to UOL they were not funny successful the injury-prone forward.

She said: "I privation to put successful idiosyncratic who tin travel successful immediately, who tin commencement time if the manager decides.

"Palmeiras is not a aesculapian department.

"I bash not judge that a subordinate signed by Palmeiras is not acceptable to play immediately."

Instead, though, Pereira seemingly revealed wherever Neymar volition spell next.

She added: "Great player, but he's going to Santos."

Neymar came done the younker academy astatine Santos and announced himself connected the satellite signifier arsenic a teen earlier earning his determination to Barcelona.

And present it looks arsenic though helium could spell afloat ellipse by heading backmost to Santos to decorativeness his vocation - and bask the £7m six-acre backstage land helium has reportedly splashed retired on.