Crocked Sunderland star Duncan Watmore receives get-well message… from La Liga giants Real Madrid
Luckless Black Cats winger ruled out for the season after suffering a second cruciate knee ligament injury in a year
CROCKED Sunderland star Duncan Watmore has received a get-well message… from Real Madrid!
The luckless Black Cats winger has been ruled out for the season after suffering a second cruciate knee ligament injury in the space of a year.
But ahead of another lengthy spell of rehab, Watmore, 23, has been boosted by a surprise letter from the European champions.
The note was sent by Real’s director of institutional relations Emilio Butragueno.
It read: “On behalf of our president, Florentino Perez, and those who work for Real Madrid, we would like to wish you a smooth and speedy recovery from your knee injury.”
Watmore’s dad Ian tweeted the letter and wrote: “Duncan went to rehab today to find this letter waiting for him.
“How classy is that from Real Madrid? I now hope they win the Champions League again!”
Both Sunderland and Watmore suffered the sucker-punch last month, with new boss Chris Coleman revealing the sickening news.
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He claimed: We have to get the clinical results to find out exactly what he has done.
“We haven’t got those yet, so everybody is looking at it and suspecting, but we don’t know yet.
“Of course we are worried because of what happened before but until we get a definite, we can’t really say what is what.
“Duncan worked so hard to get back. He’s a real good player and an even better guy.”
Watmore had only played six matches for the club since battling back from ten months out with a torn ACL in his left knee.
The England Under-21 international was forced off just moments before half time in the 2-2 draw with Millwall.