After rupturing the tendon, not the ligament as first reported, in his left knee only three minutes after being introduced as a substitute against Livorno, the Original Ronaldo‘s hopes for a new contract with AC Milan looked grim. With all the MLS talk that’s been surrounding him for months and a diagnosis for Thyroid Disease that could explain the constant barrage of comments about being overweight, no one really ever knew what was in store for Il Fenomeno.

Today a story came out of Italy claiming that AC Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliano was ready to offer the 31 year old a renewed contract, according to Solicitor (Ronaldo’s agent) Fabiano Farah. French surgeon Eric Rolland has said post surgery that if Ronaldo takes care of himself physically and has the motivation to get back on the field, then in 6 months he can start light running and be back in the squad within 9 months.

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