Neymar: PSG release update on star man's recovery from foot injury

The Brazilian star injured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during PSG's Coupe de France clash with Strasbourg last month

Neymar will travel to Brazil to continue treatment on his foot injury, Paris Saint-Germain have announced.

The Brazilian star injured the fifth metatarsal in his right foot during PSG's Coupe de France clash with Strasbourg last month and was ruled out for around seven weeks.

Neymar, who has received treatment in Paris and Barcelona, will head to Brazil on Thursday for a 10-day trip under the supervision of the club's medical department.

A statement on the club's website concluded: "Paris St Germain again shows its full support for Neymar Jr and the determination he has shown since the beginning of his recovery."

The injury is the same one that very nearly ruled the 27-year-old out of last summer's World Cup and he feared another lengthy lay-off.

"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," he said.

"This time I had a tough time getting over it. I spent two days at home crying."

He will miss the second leg of PSG's Champions League quarter-final with Manchester United with his side holding a 2-0 advantage.