Neymar expects to be 100 per cent fit for Barcelona by the time the new Spanish La Liga campaign kicks off. The Brazilian forward fractured his third lumbar vertebra during the FIFA 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 is quoted as saying on Barcelona's official website. "I want to have a really good season and I'm looking forward to helping my team-mates to get some good results."
The 22-year-old is currently in Japan taking part in a series of promotional events and is due to return to Barca on 5 August. He is targeting the Joan Gamper Trophy match against Club Leon on 18 August, which is a week before the 2014-15 La Liga season begins.