Neymar, who was injured on February 19 against Lille, in a French championship match, “has presented several episodes of instability in his right ankle in recent years”, for which “the Paris SG medical team recommended an operation of ligamentous repair with the aim of avoiding a greater risk of relapses”, specified the entity.
This new mishap for the Brazilian star compromises the remainder of the season with his club.
Neymar already suffered a problem in the same joint in the first game of the World Cup in Qatar against Serbia and was only able to return to play for the Seleçao in the round of 16.
This lengthy unavailability of Neymar brings back bad memories for Paris SG, who have already been deprived of their Brazilian star for extended spells since joining from Barcelona in 2017.
Thus, he injured his foot before the second leg of the Champions League against Real Madrid in 2018.
In 2019, ‘Ney’ missed the round of 16 of the top European competition against Manchester United and in 2021 he was injured again before the duel against his old club, Barcelona, again in the round of 16, although this time it was in the adductor.
“To say that the absence of ‘Ney’ is something anodyne, no. He is among the best passers in Ligue 1 and it is a detrimental absence for us,” said his coach Christophe Galtier last Friday, who will not be able to count on the Brazilian to the second leg of the round of 16 in Munich against Bayern next Wednesday, where the Parisians will try to lift the 1-0 against the first leg.
Affected by the World Cup disappointment (Brazil’s elimination in the quarterfinals against Croatia on penalties), the Brazilian star had not shown the great performance displayed in the first part of the season in recent games, but he continued to be one of the main offensive arguments Christophe Galtier’s Paris SG with his 13 goals and 11 assists in Ligue 1 this season.