Brazilian superstar Neymar flew into Rio de Janeiro early on Thursday ahead of an operation on his fractured foot that will sideline him for up to three months, casting a long shadow over Paris Saint-Germain’s fortunes and Brazil’s World Cup preparations.
He arrived on an Air France flight from Paris and left in a wheelchair, a photo taken by one of his fellow-passengers showed.
Surgery is booked for Saturday, said national team surgeon Rodrigo Lasmar, who will lead the procedure.
“The (recovery) period will be around two and a half to three months,” Lasmar told journalists after arriving with the player on the same Air France flight. “It’s not a simple fracture, but a fracture in an important bone in the middle of the foot,” Lasmar said.
