Real Madrid
have sent Manchester City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo a touching letter
wishing him well as he continues to recover from a severe injury.
The
classy gesture comes as Bravo embarks on a lengthy lay-off, expected to
be around six months, after he ruptured an Achilles tendon in training
last week.
Bravo's injury has left Pep Guardiola
short of goalkeepers and City were forced to recall 19-year-old
Montenegrin Aro Muric from his loan spell at NAC Breda to provide backup
for Ederson.
But
the Chilean was handed a boost when he received a letter from the
Spanish giants, despite playing for bitter rivals Barcelona from 2014 to
2016.
The letter reads: 'Dear Claudio.
On behalf of all of us who make up Real Madrid C.F., especially our
president, Florentino Perez, I want to send you our best wishes for a
very speedy recovery.
'We are very
sorry for what happened, as injuries are the worst part of football, but
we have no doubt that, with your professionalism and commitment, you
will continue to give a lot of joy to football fans.
'Warm regards, Emilio Butragueno, director of institutional relations'.
Real Madrid also sent Sunderland
winger Duncan Watmore a similar letter wishing him the best as he
recovered from his knee injury last year.
Bravo
replied on Twitter, commenting: 'Thank you to @realmadrid for the noble
gesture. Acts like this make football very good. A big hug.'
The
stopper — criticised during his debut season in England — did well in
the Carabao Cup last year and would have taken up that role again in cup
competitions this season.
He had made
44 appearances for the club and was the No 1 in Guardiola's first season
before the club brought Ederson in from Benfica last summer.
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