Neymar Jr.’s dismissal of any injury concerns ahead of his World Cup participation has been undermined by official diagnosis of a calf issue which is expected to keep him sidelined for “two to three weeks.”
As recently as Tuesday, the veteran forward did his best to quash concerns over a muscular issue which has kept him sidelined for Santos’ past three fixtures. While watching his club side beat Deportivo Cuenca in the Copa Sudamericana on Tuesday night, Neymar was quizzed about his fitness problem. “What problem?” he snapped.