Neymar Out for Rest of Season After Ankle Surgery

Paris Saint-Germain will be forced to proceed with the 2022/23 football season without their forward Neymar due to his knee injury.

The Brazil captain suffered an injured right ankle during PSG’s 4-3 over Lille on the 19th of February and has not played any game since then.

After a series of consultations with medical and injury experts, PSG published a statement on their official website stating that the 31-year-old has experienced “instances of instability in his right ankle” over recent years and surgery is needed to “avoid a major risk of recurrence.”

The ligament surgery will be performed at the ASPETER hospital in Doha in the next few days, with the recovery expected to take between 3-4 months. 

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Since his signing with PSG in 2017, Neymar has missed about one hundred matches due to injuries. In 2018, his debut campaign at PSG was cut short due to a broken metatarsal. He suffered a similar injury in 2019, which took him weeks to recover, and in the same season, he experienced adductor issues that held him back, making him miss Copa America.

In the 2022 World cup, the youngster missed two of Brazil’s matches after sustaining injuries during the opening match against Serbia.

The talented footballer has been with his current club, PSG, for six seasons, and he has played 185 matches and scored 120 goals. He has scored six goals in the current season.