By his own admission, Neymar is experiencing “the worst moment of his life” because of his serious knee injury.
Neymar is free from a new test. While he seemed to have finally fully recovered from his foot surgery last spring, the Brazilian playmaker must prepare for another long-term stay in the infirmary. Consequence of his knee injury on Tuesday during the Seleçao’s trip to Uruguay.
The images and his exit on crutches, his knee in a huge splint, made people fear the worst. The verdict fell on Wednesday evening and revealed a rupture of the cruciate ligaments of the left knee, accompanied by a lesion of the meniscus. Enough to earn him another passage through the operation box and a long period of unavailability. “ He will undergo surgery and follow a treatment program to be determined later. “, has so far been content to announce the Al-Hilal club, which did not hesitate to spend nearly 100 million euros this summer to secure his services.
His absence is nevertheless already estimated at nine months and Neymar did not hide his distress on social networks. “It’s a very sad moment, the worst of my life, he wrote on Twitter. I know I’m strong but this time, I’m going to need my people (family and friends) even more. It’s not easy going through injuries and surgeries, imagine going through it all again after 4 months of recovery. But I have too much faith… I put my strength in the hands of God so that he can reinvigorate mine….”
Neymar will nevertheless be able to find comfort with his partner, Bruna Biancardi, and their baby, little Mavie, born on October 7. He also did not fail to post a photo of his little daughter on his knees.