On November 2, Neymar underwent surgery on his left leg at the Belo Horizonte clinic. The Brazilian forward himself announced this in a story on his Instagram page.

- Everything worked out. Thanks for all the messages. Now I will focus on recovery, Ney wrote.

The 31-year-old forward suffered damage to the cruciate ligament and meniscus on October 18 in the Brazil national team's match of the 2026 World Cup qualification against Uruguay.

According to ESPN, Neymar will not play again this season. At the same time, the Brazilian national team hopes that the forward will be able to recover before the Copa America, which starts in June 2024.