One of the stars of Barcelona, Neymar was expected to be main figure behind Brazil for the 2014 World Cup and he indeed did manage to live up to those expectations as he went on scoring 4 goals in 5 matches as the Brazilian attacker played a huge role for his country before picking up an injury that left him unable to play for around 6 weeks.
Barcelona’s next season kicks off on August 24 as they face off againstElcheand it still remains fairly unknown if whether or not the Brazilian player will be able to make it in time for the opening match of the season for his club.
Neymar has started playing in a few training sessions with his squad teammates but the medical staff ofBarcelonahave not officially revealed if Neymar can perform againstElcheas the formerSantosplayer still hasn’t fully recovered.
A statement from the official website of Barcelona said: “Although he has yet to be given a clean bill of health by club doctors, Neymar completed a full session under Luis Enrique this evening, as the squad had their second session of the day. The Brazilian has been gradually getting up to speed with the rest of the players since reporting back for duty with the back injury he picked up at the World Cup.”
Luis Enrique wanted to kick off the campaign by having all of his major stars available for him but this will not be happening as Luis Suarez is banned and will not perform for at least the opening 5 league matches of Barcelona and Neymar still has not fully recovered from the injury he sustained during the 2014 World Cup.