Neymar raring for Barca return
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NEYMAR’S injured back is healing well and he is aiming to return to action in a friendly for his club Barcelona on August 18, the Brazil forward has said.
Neymar fractured a bone in his back following a challenge from Colombia defender Juan Zuniga in Brazil’s World Cup quarterfinal and was ruled out for the rest of the tournament.
“I am recovering bit by bit from the injury and I will arrive in Barcelona at 100 percent,” Neymar, who is due back at Barcelona on August 5, said at a promotional event in Japan yesterday.
“I want to have a good season and I would like to help my teammates get good results,” he added.
Barcelona play Mexican side Leon in the friendly at the Nou Camp on August 18, with the winner awarded a trophy named for the Catalan club’s founder Joan Gamper.
It begin its La Liga campaign at home to Elche the following weekend.
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