The Brazilian attacker Neymar Arrived at Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 from FC Barcelona with a fracture in his right foot, something that could explain the more serious injuries he sustained during his stay at the French club, reports this Wednesday’L’Equipe’.
Neymarwhose signing broke records for the 222 million euros paid by PSG due to the player’s termination clause, he was suffering from a stress fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot when he arrived. Paris in August 2017, according to Spanish sources close to the player, the newspaper added.
In the six seasons he was at the Parisian club, the player played less than half of his team’s games because of the many injuries he suffered, three of them – the most serious – on the right foot: two fractures of the fifth metatarsal ( February 2018 and January 2019) and an ankle operation in March 2023.
Contacted ‘L’Equipe’, PSG’s then doctor, Eric Rollandwho is currently working on Rennes, He declined to speak to “respect medical confidentiality.”
However, a former doctor of the French national team told the media on condition of anonymity that, if the stress fracture was detected during the medical examination in 2017, an operation or immobilization for several months could be considered- regards
This specialist notes that the two fractures in 2018 and 2019 were traumatic in nature and occurred after rivalries in which Neymar He lost his balance when he put his right foot on it.
He added that there is no single explanation for injuries in the area, but there may be many factors, such as the morphology and physical constitution of the player or his style of play based on dribbling with dynamic supports.
Source: La Verdad
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