FIFA World Cup 2018: Neymar SCARED Ahead of his Return to Brazilian Side

Brazilian football star Neymar is leaving no stone unturned to get back on to the track to make a comeback after a three-month-long rehabilitation. The Brazilian forward has been training at Paris Saint-Germain after a surgery on a broken metatarsal. However, Neymar is facing a tough time to prove his fitness ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2018.

While speaking on a Brazilian television program Neymar said, “This is a difficult time, one of the most difficult that I have faced. I know that everyone is nervous, but nobody is more anxious than me to go back and nobody is more afraid than me."Everyone was always cheery and it became the norm. This made me happy and helped me with the day-to-day work and the stress. Millions of things go through my head. I'm scared," he further stated. Brazil currently features in Group E of the FIFA World Cup 2018 fixture. The team will play their first match on June 17 against Switzerland.

Neymar has also been in the news for his transfer to Real Madrid. Lionel Messi, Neymar’s former Barcelona teammate said it would be a terrible move. “It would be terrible because of everything that Ney means to Barcelona. Although [Neymar's time in Barcelona] ended the way it did, he won important titles here, he won the Champions League, he won La Liga. If he ends up in Madrid it would be a tough blow for us and for all of Barcelona. And on a football level, it would make Madrid much stronger than they already are,” said Messi.

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