Neymar eyes Barcelona return by August 18

Neymar

Barcelona forward Neymar has revealed details about his steady recovery and is hopeful of returning to action in Barcelona's Joan Gamper Trophy scheduled on August 18.

The Brazilian superstar suffered a fracture in his backbone during their World Cup quarter final clash against Colombia and was subsequently ruled out of Brazil's semi-final clash against Germany and third place play-off against Netherlands.

Four weeks on, the 22-year old is on the brink of recuperation and assured '100%' fitness when he joins his Balugrana team-mates back in Spain.

“I m slowly recovering from injury. I'll get to Barcelona 100%.”

“I want to have a good season and I'm looking forward to helping my team-mates get good results.” he said.

“I also want to contribute to the Brazil team. I'm confident of playing in the Gamper game on August 18.”, he added.

Barcelona play Mexican side Leon in the Joan Gamper Trophy in Camp Nou on August 18.