Neymar celebrates return to training as Brazil star hopes to feature against South Korea

Brazil star Neymar has celebrated his return to training as he steps up his recovery from injury.

Neymar missed Brazil’s games against Switzerland and Cameroon after suffering an ankle problem in their opening fixture against Serbia.

There were fears that the 30-year-old could be sidelined for the remainder of the tournament. 

However, Neymar is hopeful of featuring in some capacity against South Korea on Monday in the last-16.  

Neymar posted two pictures of himself in training on Twitter, accompanied by the caption: ‘I feel good, I knew that I would now’ in reference to James Brown’s song ‘I Got You’. 

The 30-year-old has been absent since Brazil’s opening World Cup group game versus Serbia

The Paris Saint-Germain attacker was back working with the ball in training and and scored a brilliant goal past Weverton.  

Having Neymar available would be a significant boost for Brazil, especially with Gabriel Jesus having been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup.

Brazil and Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus could be out for up to three months with a knee injury

Arsenal striker Jesus could be out for up to three months as a result of a knee injury. 

Left-back Alex Telles, who is on loan at Sevilla from Manchester United, could also be out for a lengthy period.