Neymar suffers from gastroenteritis and is doubtful to play the French classic | Football24 News English

The Brazilian of Paris Saint-Germain, Neymar, is doubtful for the classic that his team will play this Sunday against Olympique de Marseille, due to a gastroenteritis that suffers a day after celebrating her 29th birthday this February.

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The player, who was with his closest loved ones, days before denied the realization of a big birthday party amid the complications health services that the world lives on account of the coronavirus.

The former Barcelona player could not train this Saturday with the rest of his teammates because of that problem and his presence at the Velodrome de Marseille will depend on its evolution in the next few hours, the club said in a statement.

A key part of the Parisian team, Neymar, who has scored 12 goals in his fourth season at PSG and with the arrival of Pochettino has not lowered his level, on the contrary, it has been animated on the playing field.

The player, whose contract expires in June 2022, negotiates its extension, something that seems to be on the right track, According to various media and it is presumed that he can sign a new one until 2026.

If he finally could not play the classic, it would be the second consecutive game that the footballer has lost, who could not be last weekend against Nimes due to suspension. In the previous duel, he scored two goals that did not work to save his team from defeat against Lorient.

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The club also reported that Timothée Pembélé has tested positive for covid and that Colin Dagba, Abdou Diallo, Ander Herrera, Keylor Navas and Juan Bernat are injured. Currently, PSG is third in the local tournament standings with 48 points.