Neymar is expected to miss at least a month after suffering a hamstring tear, just two weeks after returning to action for Al-Hilal. (More Football News)
The Brazil star was sidelined for a year by an anterior cruciate ligament injury he suffered while representing Brazil in a World Cup qualifier last O𓃲ctober.
He returned last month b🀅ut was withdrawn just 29 minutes after being introduced as a substitute in a 3-0 win ꦜover Iran's Esteghlal in the Asian Champions Elite League on Monday.
Al-Hilal have now confirmed the 32-year-old, who has only represented the club seven times since his arri♑val from Paris Saꦇint-Germain last year, could miss up to six weeks.
"The scans r﷽evealed that Neymar Jr. has sufඣfered a tear in his hamstring" Al-Hilal said in a statement posted to X.
"He will undergo a🐽 treatmen🍎t and rehabilitation program that will last from four to six weeks."
He will now miss🔯 Brazil's upcoming World Cup qualifie꧙rs, against Venezuela on November 14 and Uruguay six days later.
Neymar's team-mate Ruben Neves, meanwhile, will travel to Finland on Thursday to undergꦐo tests on a knee injury he suffered during a match against Al-Ain last month.
Al-Hilal, who went unbeaten in the Saudi Pro League last season and have🎶 won eight of their nine matches this term, drawing one, host Al-Ettifaq next time out on 💧Friday.
