BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL: Brazilian superstar Neymar arrived in hospital Friday (Saturday in Manila) for an operation to mend the broken bone in his right foot that has ended his season at Paris Saint-Germain and overshadowed Brazil’s World Cup preparations.

The world’s most expensive football player landed late in the evening at Belo Horizonte’s airport, then immediately drove with his entourage to the Mater Dei hospital, AFP reporters said.

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