Neymar’s injured back is healing “satisfactorily” although there is no specific date for the Brazil forward to return to training, his club Barcelona said on Tuesday.
Neymar fractured a bone in his back following a challenge from Colombia defender Juan Zuniga in last month’s World Cup quarter-final and was ruled out for the rest of the tournament.
The 22-year-old, who has targeted a return to action in a friendly on Aug. 18, had tests on his return to Barca after his post-World Cup holiday and the club said the results were “satisfactory”.
“The player will follow a specific recovery programme,” Barca said on their website (www.fcbarcelona.es).
“The progress of the injury will determine when he returns to training,” they added.
Barca play a friendly against Italian Serie A side Napoli in Geneva on Wednesday and said midfielder Xavi and defender Jeremy Mathieu, a new signing from Valencia, are unavailable due to minor muscle problems.
