London - Brazil forward Neymar is "living year toyear" as he considers retirement at the end of the season.
The 34-year-old currently plays for boyhood club Santos, where hejoined from Saudi club Al-Hilal last year, and hopes to play for hiscountry in this summer's World Cup.
He has suffered from injury problems in recent years, most recently aknee injury, but is under contract for the rest of 2026.
"I don't know what will happen from now on, I don't know about nextyear," he told Brazilian channel Caze.
"It may be that when December comes, I'll want to retire. I'm livingyear to year now.
"We will see what my heart decides. It depends on what my heart sayslater in the year.
"This year is a very important year, not only for Santos, but alsofor the Brazilian national team, as it's a World Cup year, and for me too. I wanted to play this season totally 100 per cent."
Neymar, who is Brazil's leading scorer of all time with 79 goals in128 caps, has played at three World Cups.
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