La Liga - Van Nistelrooy set for surgery

Eurosport - Thu, 13 Nov 00:06:00 2008

Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy is to have arthroscopic surgery to help resolve a problem with his right knee, the club said.

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The 32-year-old Dutchman flew to the United States this week to consult the surgeon who operated on his knee in 2000, after picking up a knock in the 2-1 Champions League defeat at Juventus four weeks ago.

The Spanish champions said on their website that they would not know until after the operation how long Van Nistelrooy would be sidelined.

Van Nistelrooy suffered a serious knee injury that delayed his move from PSV Eindhoven to Manchester United, but made a full recovery and has had relatively few problems since.

Reuters

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