Ex- Chelsea defender and Brazilian international Alex has revealed he has undergone a heart operation to clear four blocked arteries.
While Alex has long since retired from playing after hanging up his boots in 2016 following his time with AC Milan, his first club Santos were the ones to break the news by uploading a video of their former defender laying in a hospital bed.
The 39-year-old used the video an an opportunity to put right claims that he had suffered a heart attack and instead cleared up reports: "I came here to deny reports saying I had a heart attack. I found a problem a few days ago, doctors decided to give me a bypass surgery. I had four blocked arteries. I just left the intensive care unit. I will stay at the hospital for another six days."
