Yes, I can’t understand why two big football clubs are going ga-ga for a guy who’ll miss a month of the football season.

And it doesn’t even matter if he’ll be playing in the Spanish league or if he’ll stay with Man-U to play the 2008-09 English Premier League season, the fact of the matter is, Cristiano Ronaldo is out for at least a month. Would you gamble on a guy who is yet to prove he can come back to the pitch back in his usual form?

Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo (yes, as of press time, he’s still a member of the reigning English football champions…) will miss about a month of the coming football season after undergoing surgery on his rather troublesome right ankle.

According to the Manchester United Red Devils, Ronaldo’s operation in Holland was a success but it will take Professor Niek van Dijk about a month before he can decide whether the Portugese footballer can go back doing what he does best.

No, that’s not tease us with a possible move to Real Madrid or make his female fans drool every single time he takes off his shirt, what he does best if play football and that’s exactly why the Spanish football giants have been clamoring for him to play for them and defend their Spanish football title in the coming 2008-09 Spanish Primera Liga.

The following is a statement released by his current team from Old Trafford.

‘’Cristiano Ronaldo underwent surgery to his right ankle and the initial indications are that the procedure was successful.'’

The statement continued. ‘’The operation was performed by Professor C. Niek van Dijk at The Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam.'’

‘’Cristiano will begin his convalescence under the direction of club medical staff and an estimation of his return to full fitness will be possible following review by the specialist in one month.'’

Is this merely a ploy from the English football club to take their prized Portugese footballer out of the radar of Real Madrid? Well, one thing’s for sure though, the Spanish football champs ain’t falling for it yet.

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