Brazil star Ronaldo has sent a heartwarming - if slightly bizarre - message to Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus following the striker's injury that will see him sidelined for months. The 25-year-old sustained damage to his knee in his nation's World Cup group stage game against Cameroon.
It led to him being substituted and further scans were taken to find the cause of the injury and the full time scale. The initial reports suggested that it would be a few weeks to end his World Cup campaign, although weeks soon turned into months after official confirmation.
Jesus returned to London swiftly after, undergoing surgery on his knee and is now on crutches as the recovery period begins. “If there was a timeline and I could see you and tell you something, I would say 'Gabriel, you are a winner'," the striker said of himself on social media in wake of the news. "Thanks to all who sent messages of support and love!”
