Former defender, Alex has revealed that he has undergone heart bypass surgery to clear four blocked arteries.
The 39-year-old footballer retired in 2016 after a long and successful career playing for Chelsea, PSV Eindhoven, Paris Saint-Germain, and AC Milan.
Alex’s former club, Santos shared a video of the former defender at a hospital in an undisclosed location as he recovers.
‘I came here to deny reports saying I had a heart attack. I found a (health) problem a few days ago, doctors decided to give me a bypass surgery. I had four blocked arteries,’ Alex said.
I just left the intensive care unit, I will stay at the hospital for another six days.’ he added