Neymar is back! PSG release official statement

O Paris Saint-Germain released an official statement, this Tuesday morning (18), announcing that the ace Neymar will return to participate in collective training normally, during the week, after a long period away from the lawns due to a serious injury to his right ankle. After five months, the Brazilian returned to work with the ball last week.

Attending the medical department, the defender Kimpembethe side Nuno Mendes and the defender Mukiele they are still recovering and will not travel to the pre-season, which will be held in Japan until the beginning of August. Neymar is a guaranteed name for the tour and embarks with the squad of the French club next weekend.

Neymar returns to the pitch after a long period

PSG’s number 10 and main name of the squad, along with Mbappé, haven’t played an official match since February 19, in PSG’s 4-3 victory over Lille for the French Championship. At the time, Neymar sprained his right ankle early in the second half and had to be substituted.

Before the trip to Japan to play the pre-season, PSG will hold a training game against Le Havre next Friday (21). Neymar should not participate in the match precisely because of his recent return to collective training.

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Without accepting proposals, PSG must continue with Neymar

Considering that the Brazilian striker is down, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of PSG, informed that he would be willing to negotiate a sale of Neymar, however, transfer values ​​and salaries do not please the big teams in Europe. In 2017, the French club disbursed 222 million euros to take the star from Barcelona. In the current window, Paris would agree to sell it for approximately 60 million euros, according to the newspaper Le Parisien.

clubs like Manchester United keeps interest in Neymar, but without advancing in the negotiations. The 31-year-old striker is expected to remain in Paris, starting his seventh season in the Les Rouge-et-Bleu.

Featured photo: Neymar performing medical tests in his PSG re-presentation. Disclosure/Twitter/@PSG_Inside.