Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed that the world’s most expensive footballer will miss up to 10 weeks of action after he picked up a foot injury during the Coupe de France clash with Strasbourg last week.
26 year old Neymar will be unavailable for both legs of the Champions League last-16 tie against Manchester United. The club announced on Wednesday that “conservative treatment of the injury to the fifth right metatarsal” will keep Neymar out until mid-April, adding to their list of injured players as Marco Verratti remains out. Neymar is set to miss at least 14 matches, and potentially more if PSG progress in the Coupe de France or reach the last eight in Europe.
A PSG statement said the club had gathered a group of world-renowned medical experts in order to come to this conclusion following an in-depth review of the problem.
“After detailed analysis by the specialists, a consensus was reached of a conservative treatment of Neymar Jr’s injury to the fifth right metatarsal,” it read.
“Paris Saint-Germain have sent its strongest support and encouragement to Neymar Jr to overcome this injury, with the courage and determination that the player has always shown.”
Neymar suffered a similar foot injury last February that kept him out of the remainder of the 2017-18 season, including the second leg of the Champions League defeat to eventual winners Real Madrid.