Neymar Out For 10 Weeks, To Miss UCL

Eniola Olayemi

Paris-St-Germain forward Neymar has been ruled out for 10 weeks with a broken metatarsal after suffering an injury last Wednesday in a French Cup game against Strasbourg.

The Brazilian will thus miss both legs of the club’s Champions League tie against Manchester United.

The French champions will travel to Old Trafford for the first leg of their last-16 tie on February 12th, with the return billed to hold on March 6th.

In a statement, the Ligue 1 side said: “Paris St-Germain gathered together a group of world-renowned medical experts at the Ooredoo Training Centre to carry out a thorough review of the injury to Neymar Jr.’s right foot.

“After detailed analysis by the specialists, a consensus was reached of a conservative treatment of Neymar Jr.’s injury to the fifth right metatarsal.”

The club added: “Paris St-Germain sends its strongest support and encouragement to Neymar Jr. to overcome this injury, with the courage and determination that the player has always shown.”