Neymar does not hold back when talking about his retirement: “Touching my balls”

Neymar Jr 34, is taking his last steps in football, but he is already quite clear about how he wants to face the day when he puts an end to his football career. The Brazilian, whose future in Saints is still to be defined, he has no intention of filling his agenda with obligations when he hangs up his boots. In an interview with ‘Varanda Gourmet’, the former Barça He opened up about his plans after football.

“Obviously, when I retire, I’m going to spend a year without doing anything. Touching my balls,” Neymar confessed bluntly. “I’m going to do this: if today I feel like playing football, I play football. If today I don’t feel like doing anything, I don’t do anything,” added the forward, who wants to enjoy a period of freedom after so many years subjected to the demands of professional sport.

During the conversation, the Brazilian also explained that, although he loves playing football, he doesn’t enjoy watching it on television as much. “I love football, but I love playing it. Sitting on the couch, turning on the TV and watching a game… I can’t,” he admitted. Neymar recalled that, during his time in Barcelona and Paris, his teammates could spend hours watching matches on the weekends, something that drove him crazy: “From 11 in the morning until 6 in the afternoon watching football… I can’t stand it!”