Barcelona attacker Neymar is upbeat over his injury recovery. The Brazilian forward fractured his third lumbar vertebra during the World Cup quarter-final with Colombia after being challenged by Juan Camilo Zuniga.
Neymar was subsequently ruled out for the rest of the tournament, but the 22-year-old has told Japanese media he is now well on his way back to full fitness.
"I am recovering from the injury day by day. I'll be coming back to Barcelona 100 per cent fit," he told fcbarcelona.com.
"I want to have a really good season and I'm looking forward to helping my team-mates to get some good results."
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