Neymar cuts solumn figure at Barcelona airport as PSG star hobbles on crutches

Neymar cut a solemn figure at Barcelona airport after visiting his former side’s club doctor. 

He made the trip for consultation and treatment from Ramón Cugat and was pictured still using crutches for a broken metatarsal in his right foot. 

The striker was seen wearing dark sunglasses and a vintage tracksuit as he hobbled along. 

Neymar was pictured looking downcast at Barcelona airport using crutches on Wednesday

The Brazilian is nursing the same broken metatarsal as he injured before the World Cup

The Brazilian admitted crying for two days after re-breaking the bone and is still set to be sidelined for another seven weeks. 

Neymar is continuing to receive treatment and work on rehabilitation for the foot injury he also suffered before last year’s World Cup. 

Scans on the injury led PSG to the decision that they would treat it in house with their own medical staff rather than send their asset elsewhere for surgery. 

But it isn’t just the physical anguish of another spell on the sidelines that has troubled the 27-year-old. 

He admitted the mental struggle has also been difficult to take. 

‘This time I had a tough time getting over it,’ the former Santos striker told Brazilian TV channel Globo.

Neymar suffered the injury on January 23 and could be out for almost two more months

‘I spent two days at home crying. The first time I hurt myself I said, “I’ll have an operation, it has to be fixed as quickly as possible”. I wasn’t sad.’

On paper it looked like Neymar’s absence from the Champions League clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford could have been a huge blow for Thomas Tuchel’s side. 

But the Ligue 1 champions saw off their opposition 2-0 in the first leg and are heavy favourites to progress.