By: EFE
By: EFE
The Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) announced on Monday that the Brazilian forward Neymar will be out for “six to eight” weeks, after having suffered ligament injuries to the left ankle in Sunday’s game against Saint-Étienne.
Player had to quit on a field stretcher in the minute 87 after a tackle by Yvann Maçon, in a match that PSG won 1-3.
PSG advanced that in the next 72 hours will issue a new note on the evolution of the injury , as detailed in a statement.
“It’s time to recover. Unfortunately these setbacks are part of the life of an athlete. Now I have to raise my head and move forward. I will come back better and stronger, “said Neymar on Sunday on Instagram, where he posted a photo in which he appeared on the floor with signs of pain.
Since his arrival in the French capital in August 2017, the highest transfer in history, the Brazilian has suffered several important injuries.
Among others, in February 2018 fractured the fifth metatarsal of a foot in a game against Marseille and was out for three months.
In January 2019 suffered the same injury in a cupbearer match against Strasbourg which took him away from the pitch for three months again and in June of that year a torn right ankle ligament in a friendly between Brazil and Qatar Forced him to miss the Copa América with his national team and the start of the season with PSG.
Last season he was out for another five weeks, between February and March, for an injury to the adductors after a tackle during a cup match against Caen , second division .
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