Neymar has rejected reports that he is in a relationship with Virginia Fonseca, the former partner of Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior.
The claims followed reports that the Santos forward and the Brazilian digital influencer attended a private event together in Sao Paulo on 6 November. According to the reports, the pair did little to conceal their apparent closeness, with Fonseca seen dancing beside Neymar as he sat on a sofa.
Their representatives publicly denied the allegations, according to Portuguese newspaper A Bola. A report by Fabia Oliveira on the Metropoles website had claimed the pair were together at the party.
Neymar’s representatives said: “The information published is false and does not correspond to the facts.”
Fonseca’s press office also issued a statement, describing the reports as “completely false”. It criticised the presentation of speculation about the influencer’s private life as though it were fact.
Neymar later addressed the story himself on social media.
“I do not usually do this through stories, but this time they went too far,” he wrote.
“There is a story circulating claiming that I am in a relationship with someone else, and I deny it. It is sad that we live in a world where people are more interested in the noise surrounding names than in reality itself.”
He added: “My team has already issued a statement, but I had to intervene personally to put an end to this. Greetings to everyone, and now let me play poker in peace.”
The reports emerged during a period of personal upheaval for Vinicius Junior. The Brazil winger formally split from Fonseca only hours after receiving a straight red card in Real Madrid’s 1-0 victory over Villarreal in La Liga.
In a statement released to Brazilian media, Fonseca’s communications office confirmed the separation. It said there had been “no disagreement or argument”, describing the decision instead as a “mutual understanding to end their relationship”.
Vinicius and Fonseca had been the subject of widespread discussion in Brazil and Spain since October 2025. Their relationship had experienced several changes, including a public split in May before they reunited in July.
Vinicius responded to his critics on the pitch soon afterwards, scoring twice for Brazil against Japan in a friendly played at Singapore’s National Stadium on Saturday.
The brace was significant for the forward, who has been enduring a difficult spell with Real Madrid. His attacking performances had come under increasing criticism, while he had also gone through a number of matches without scoring.
