Former PSG doctor, Éric Rolland, stated, in an interview with a French newspaper, that Neymar arrived from Barcelona injured in 2017
The biggest signing in the history of world football damaged the physical situation of Neymar. The person who made this statement was the doctor at PSGat the time of the Brazilian’s arrival, Eric Rolland. According to him, in an interview with the newspaper L’Equipe, the athlete already had a trauma to the fifth metatarsal due to stress.
The speech would explain some of the injuries Neymar suffered later, as he was left out on two occasions due to problems in exactly the same place. Still according to the professional at the time, a surgical intervention was necessary, but it ended up not being carried out due to all the global excitement about his arrival in France.
Contrasting the opinions of professionals, the French newspaper also spoke to a current member of the PSG Medical Department. Preferring not to identify himself, the professional assured that the Brazilian’s lifestyle did not interfere with the sequence of injuries, which could be explained by several factors.
“There are many reasons (for injuries). His morphology, his style of play, with dribbling and dynamic postures… If we look closely at injuries to the fifth metatarsal, they are traumatic. He hasn’t suffered a succession of muscle problems, so saying these injuries are related to his lifestyle is neither fair nor accurate.“, stated the doctor.
It is worth remembering that Neymar’s injuries to his fifth metatarsal caused the player to miss important games in 2018 and 2019, such as the round of 16 of the Champions League. Bought for 90 million euros by Al Hilalthe number 10 was injured again, this time tearing the cruciate ligament in his knee, when he was assigned to the Brazilian team.
The last time Neymar played with Argentina at Maracanã.
He deserved the title so much! Played a lot!
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Source: sportbuzz
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