Evander's wish that excites MLS: Neymar in Cincinnati to compete with Messi

FC Cincinnati is preparing for the MLS Eastern Conference semi-finals where they will face Lionel Messi's Inter Miami in a one-off home match. The TQL Stadium will witness one of the most important matches in the history of the team, so confidence has been placed in Brazilian player Evander, who has scored 16 goals and nine assists in the regular season , and is considered one of the MVP candidates.

However, the Brazilian recently spoke of his desire to share a dressing room with Neymar da Silva Santos Junior in MLS. Neymar recently left Saudi Arabian soccer to return to his homeland with Santos, the team from which he left and developed as a figure. Neymar's team is currently sinking into relegation, a situation that does not have him so happy and that's why he would already analyze looking for a new direction that allows him to fight for a place for the Brazilian national team for the 2026 World Cup.

Evander sends strong message to Neymar to join MLS: "I think he should join Cincinnati"

Evander had an interview with the official MLS channel and was blunt in his desire to share the field with Neymar Junior, a player who has been in teams such as Barcelona, PSG, Al-Hilal and Santos :

I would love to see Neymar in MLS and at FC Cincinnati ... That would be amazing!

He also spoke about the fact that in Cincinnati "there are already two Brazilian players and they could compete against Lionel Messi and the Argentine players."

There are two Brazilians here. When there are more Brazilians, he will be very welcome, so I think he will join the Brazilians against the Argentines at Inter Miami

This last message is strong because they talked about the opponent in turn that has many Argentine players who will want to extinguish the dream of Evander and FC Cincinnati to win the 2025 MLS Cup.

Neymar Jr dreams of playing in the 2026 World Cup with Brazil

Neymar has long been one of the best players and a key player for the Brazilian national team, however, injuries have kept him away from his fourth World Cup, after playing in his home country in 2014, Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022.

The Brazilian has spoken of his desire to attend the biggest World Cup in history in Mexico, the United States and Canada, but the situation at Santos, his current club, and the possible relegation has made Ney start to think about a new team that will allow him to recover his best form and be visible to Carlo Ancelotti.

Evander is not the only one who wants to play with Neymar, according to information from ESPN , the Brazilian arouses interest in many MLS teams so he could receive multiple offers to join the American league.