Paris Saint-Germain are set to be without star man Neymar for several months after he suffered a recurrence of a metatarsal injury.
The 26-year-old Brazilian saw his debut season in France ended in February last term because of an almost identical problem to his foot.
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And after he left the pitch in tears during Wednesday’s 2-0 Coupe de France win against Strasbourg, it now seems Neymar is facing more time out of action.
PSG already look to have the Ligue 1 title in the bag – they sit 13 points clear at the top of the table – but the loss of Neymar for their Champions League last-16 double-header against Manchester United will be seen as a huge blow.
The club issued a statement to confirm their hitman had sustained “a painful recurrence of his injury to the fifth metatarsal of his right foot”.
And coach Thomas Tuchel added: “Neymar is worried because it’s the same foot, the right foot, in the same area. “There’s no news for the moment, he’s gone to hospital. I need to wait for the doctor to give me news about Ney.”
