Ronaldo to miss start of season after ankle surgery
Monday, 7 July 2008
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Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the start of the new season after undergoing surgery on his right ankle.
Manchester United, who have had to fend off a new verbal claim for Ronaldo's services by Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon today, said the operation in Holland had been a success.
However, it will be at least a month before Professor Niek van Dijk, the Dutch ankle specialist who operated on the 23-year-old, can assess when he will be ready to return to action.
Van Dijk is one of the world's foremost experts in ankle injuries, and is a former head of Dutch Squash Federation's medical committee. He operated on the Portuguese winger at the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam.
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