Neymar Júnior, striker for the Brazilian national team and PSG, thanked his followers for the messages of support after the fear he suffered on Tuesday when the plane carrying him back to Brazil took precautions that landing in the city of Boa Vista.
“I’m going to thank you for all the messages, but everything is fine and we’re already going home. It was just a scare,” Neymar said in a video posted on his Instagram profile inside a plane , although it is not specified whether it is the same aircraft or it is different.
Shortly before Neymar’s statement to his followers, his press office released a statement informing that all passengers and crew of the aircraft were in the Amazon state capital of Roraima, which borders Venezuela.
Emergency landing as a precaution
“Due to a small problem with the windshield of the NR Sports company plane, where athlete Neymar Jr., his sister Rafaella Santos and Bruna Biancardi were, the pilot decided, as a precaution, to make of early landing at Boa Vista, until the problem can be resolved, “the statement said.
“We let everyone know the passengers are well, waiting to continue the trip,” the footballer’s advice added.
Private plane made in 2008
The ESPN Brasil channel, the first to report on the incident, indicated that the luxury plane, a Cessna 680 Citation, owned by Neymar Sport E Marketing company, was made in 2008 and had a market value of 94 million reais. (about 18.8 million dollars).
On social networks, photos of the player with fans and employees of Boa Vista international airport spread on Tuesday morning, posted on various fan profiles and on the pages of French supporter groups PSG attacker and the Brazilian team.
Neymar, according to the information, was traveling with his girlfriend Bruna Biancardi, his sister Rafaella and some friends, who accompanied him for a few days on vacation in Las Vegas and back to Brazil, where he was expected to Tuesday at his beach house in Mangaratiba, on the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro.
Source: La Verdad
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