The 28-year-old player has long been suffering with health problems. Kaka, whose debut season with Los Blancos was interrupted through a hernia injury, will finally undergo an arthroscopic knee surgery. His club football side, Real Madrid, issued a statement on Thursday morning, which read:
“It is suspected that there may be an injury to the meniscus. This could require arthroscopic surgery. Kaka has travelled to Belgium accompanied by club doctor Carlos Diez. He will be examined by a specialist in Antwerp.”
While Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho asserted that Kaka’s expected three to four-month stay on the sidelines “won’t be a drama”, new Brazil manager Mano Menezes also seems to indicate that he will have no problem in dealing with Kaka’s absence in his first ever match in charge of A Seleçao.
Just like his national teammates–goalkeeper Julio Cesar and striker Luis Fabiano–Kaka had been dropped anyways from the 24-man squad of Carlos Dunga’s successor Mano Menezes ahead of Tuesday’s USA vs Brazil international friendly match.
Menezes is looking forward to restoring Brazil’s attractive style of football and wants to give most of Brazil’s 2010 World Cup players “a momentary rest”. As for Kaka, this “momentary rest” will have to be spent at the hospital and in the gym.
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