Despite his departure from European football, Neymar continues to enjoy enormous popularity among football followers. With a highly publicized rise to Santos and a memorable stint at FC Barcelona, Neymar had experienced more difficulties with Paris Saint-Germain. The most expensive recruit in the history of football (222 million euros), the Brazilian had come close to perfection before experiencing more difficult times in the capital. Barred by Kylian Mbappé's irresistible takeover and repeated injuries, the native of Mogi das Cruzes was sent to Saudi Arabia and Al-Hilal last season.
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A new start for one of the best players of the 21st century who was keen to be able to regain a taste for football and finally be spared from injuries. Ultimately, nothing went as planned for the top scorer in the history of the Brazilian selection (79 goals). Despite a promising start with the Saudi team, the Brazilian genius finally had to put an end to the previous season by leaving with an injury during an international match against Uruguay in October 2023. Injured and suffering from a ruptured ligament anterior cruciate as well as the meniscus in the left knee, Neymar was inactive throughout last season.
A new worrying thigh injury
Obviously, the return of the 32-year-old crack player was eagerly awaited by all his lovers and football followers, curious to know to what level the person concerned would be able to return. Qualified only for the Asian Champions League, the former Blaugrana would therefore offer himself a smooth return in order to gradually regain his usual performance. Reappearing for the first time after almost a year of absence against Al-Ain in the Asian LdC, the 32-year-old legend was back in action this Monday against the Iranian club Esteghlal. Entering the game in the 58th minute of play, the winner of the Champions League in 2015 distinguished himself thanks to some classy gestures of which only he has the secret. However, Neymar had to come off injured after 30 minutes of play.
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Hit behind the thigh, he immediately held it and told his bench that he could not continue playing. Remounted, he went to the bench, took off his shin guards and threw a water bottle with a mixture of anger and despair. After the end of the match, he returned to the field to congratulate his teammates and greet his opponents. At the end of the meeting, his trainer Jorge Jesus gave the first trends following this inevitably worrying injury: “he is coming back from an injury which is not easy and he plays in a position which makes him very vulnerable to tackles. I think his injury is muscular and not knee. He is expected to be out for at least two weeks.» On the side of Al-Hilal, we therefore hope for more fear than harm even if an official press release will surely make it definitively clear.
Pub. the 04/11/2024 23:20
– UPDATE 04/11/2024 23:30
