Joao Félix is going to undergo surgery in the next few days. The Atlético de Madrid footballer has decided to have surgery on his right ankle, which he has been limping on since November. The Portuguese has barely participated in the Eurocup in Portugal due to his ankle ailment. He underwent conservative treatment, but has finally decided that he has to undergo surgery to fix the problem.
Joao Félix is going to put himself in the hands of Cornelis Nicolaas Van Dijk, the world's greatest ankle specialist. He almost operated before the Eurocup, but he finally tried to be there to help Portugal, but he could only push the last minutes against Belgium who had a good chance of heading.
The Portuguese star has been forcing himself all year to play for Atlético and his ligaments have been damaged. This operation is so that it does not go to more and can return to play without pain. It is expected that he will be out for two months and that he can reappear under Simeone's orders in September.
With one of the best specialists
The Dutch surgeon Cornelis Nicolaas Van Dijk who is going to operate on Joao Félix is a specialist in ankle and knee injuries and is considered one of the best doctors in this field of medicine. The 70-year-old Dutch doctor has treated other stars in the world of football such as Real Madrid striker Van Nistelrooy who had his synovitis solved, Robin Van Persie also Dutch or Italian Filippo Inzaghi.
Cornelis Van Dijk graduated in 1977 from the Leiden University of Medicine in the Netherlands and received his doctorate in 1994 from the University of Amsterdam. The thesis with which he obtained the degree of Doctor develops the diagnosis of ankle ailments and sprains.
Van Dijk is also a professor of ankle sprains and several of his research projects on arthroscopy have been awarded. In addition to his formidable resume, Joao Félix's decision to put himself in the hands of Van Dijk was made because the Dutch doctor also intervened Cristiano Ronaldo in July 2008, when he was at Manchester United and also treated him when he was at Real. Madrid..