Neymar will undergo surgery and will miss PSG for up to four months

In an official note, the PSG announced on Monday, the 6th, that Neymar will undergo a surgical procedure on the right ankle in the next few days. Injured since last week, the Brazilian striker had already been missing for the match against Bayern Munchenfor the Champions League.

“Neymar Jr has had several episodes of instability in his right ankle in recent years. After his last sprain contracted on February 20, Paris Saint-Germain’s medical team recommended a ligament repair operation in order to avoid a high risk of recurrence. All experts consulted confirmed this need. This surgery will be performed in the coming days at the ASPETAR Hospital in Doha. A delay of 3-4 months is expected before his return to team training.”, the note contains.

Therefore, the expectation is that Neymar will no longer play in the current season, which ends in June. The injury in question happened on February 19, in a match against Lille, valid for the French Championship. So far, the player has been adopting a more conservative treatment, but with not very interesting results. Thus, the club opted for the operative procedure.

“Neymar Jr has had several episodes of instability in his right ankle in recent years. After his last sprain, the medical team at Paris Saint-Germain recommended a ligament repair operation in order to avoid a high risk of recurrence. All the specialists consulted confirmed this. this need”, wrote the French club.

After the injury, Neymar received support from his teammates, mainly from Mbappe, who published a photo on a social network wishing the star player a speedy recovery. At first, there was great expectation that the Brazilian would be back within a month, but things got complicated.