RIO DE JANEIRO, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Neymar is recovering in hospital after a successful operation to remove his tonsils, the striker's surgeon said on Friday.

According to Brazil's national team doctor, Augusto Cesar Lima, the 21-year-old is resting at the Sao Vicente hospital in Rio de Janeiro where he was due to stay until Saturday morning.

"It [the operation] was a success and he is feeling well," Lima told local media on Friday night.

Neymar's new Barcelona teammate Jordi Alba underwent the same procedure in Spain on Friday. Both players chose to delay the surgery until after the Confederations Cup, in which Neymar's Brazil beat Alba's Spain 3-0 in the final last Sunday.

Barcelona said in a statement that the recovery time for both players would be around 10 days.