The Brazilian ahead will bear surgical procedure on his proper ankle in Doha, in line with the French membership.
Brazilian footballer Neymar will bear a season-ending surgical procedure on his proper ankle and will probably be out for as much as 4 months, French membership Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) say.
Neymar will miss the membership’s Champions League match at Bayern Munich on Wednesday and will probably be operated on within the coming days at a hospital in Doha, Qatar, PSG mentioned on Monday.
“Neymar Jr has offered a number of episodes of instability of the proper ankle in recent times,” PSG mentioned in a press release.
“Following his final sprain on February 20, the Paris Saint-Germain medical workers advisable a ligament restore operation to keep away from a significant threat of recurrence,” the membership mentioned. “All of the specialists consulted have confirmed this necessity.”
The 31-year-old ahead, who has 13 objectives and 11 assists in Ligue 1 this season, picked up his newest damage final month in a 4-3 win over Lille.
He additionally injured his proper ankle in Brazil’s opening match eventually 12 months’s World Cup in Qatar, however he was in a position to return later within the event.
Neymar has not performed with PSG since he was stretchered off the sector in opposition to Lille, however his absence has coincided along with his group’s resurgence as Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi raised their stage in latest weeks.
PSG path Bayern 1-0 forward of the second leg within the spherical of 16 of the Champions League.
It’s not the primary time the Brazilian ahead has missed essential video games with PSG. Neymar has been sidelined for spells with foot, groin, rib and ankle accidents since becoming a member of the membership for a file $269m from Barcelona in 2017.
In 2018, Neymar suffered a foot damage earlier than an essential Champions League match in opposition to Actual Madrid. PSG had been eradicated by the Spanish membership within the final 16.
A 12 months later, he missed the final 16 in opposition to Manchester United. Neymar was injured once more in 2021, this time in his left adductor, and was out when PSG confronted Barcelona.
PSG are prime of the league with an eight-point lead over second-placed Olympique de Marseille.