Rio de Janeiro: Paris St-Germain forward Neymar has returned to the French capital after less than three days in his native Brazil to attend to personal matters.
But the 25-year-old did not feature in PSG’s League Cup match against Strasbourg after being granted a rest by coach Unai Emery.
Neither Neymar nor PSG have revealed the reason for the former Barcelona star’s unexpected trip to Brazil.
Emery said Neymar had asked for permission to travel on Saturday morning and departed Paris shortly after on a long-haul flight.
“He called me to tell me he had an important thing in his family and asked me if the club and I agreed to let him go to Brazil,” Emery said.