Rio de Janeiro, May 29 -- Santos FC have denied reports claiming their medical staff lacked transparency over Brazil's star forward Neymar's fitness, and remain confident that he will be fit in time for the FIFA World Cup 2026, as per ESPN.

Neymar suffered an injury during Santos' loss to Coritiba on May 17, just a day before Carlo Ancelotti named Brazil's World Cup squad for the World Cup. Although Santos had initially diagnosed Neymar with edema-related calf swelling and expected him to return this week, medical tests conducted after he joined Brazil's training camp on Wednesday revealed a grade 2 strain in his right calf, giving way to reports of lack of transparency on Santos' part .

Notably, the injury is expected to sideline Neyma...