Ajax defender Daley Blind undergoes successful heart operation, set to miss out on January training camp in Qatar

Sports Reuters Dec 22, 2019 19:08:46 IST

Dutch-born Ajax Amsterdam defender Daley Blind has undergone a successful heart operation, the Eredivisie club has said

Blind who previously played for Manchester United between 2014 and 2018, suffered from dizziness in Ajax’s Champions League match against Valencia this month, but continued playing

Blind, who was a regular starter in Ajax’s incredible run to the Champions League semi-finals last season, will miss the club’s January training camp in Qatar, and will continue his recovery in Amsterdam

Dutch-born Ajax Amsterdam defender Daley Blind has undergone a successful heart operation, the Eredivisie club has said.

Ajax defender Daley Blind undergoes successful heart operation, set to miss out on January training camp in Qatar

Ajax Amsterdam have brought in Daley Blind and Dusan Tadic from the Premier League. Reuters

Blind who previously played for Manchester United between 2014 and 2018, suffered from dizziness in Ajax’s Champions League match against Valencia this month, but continued playing.

The 29-year-old has been fitted with a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, the club confirmed on Saturday.

"The most important thing is that I'm feeling good at the moment and trying to come back as soon as possible," Blind said in a video posted on Twitter.

Blind, who was a regular starter in Ajax’s incredible run to the Champions League semi-finals last season, will miss the club’s January training camp in Qatar, and will continue his recovery in Amsterdam.

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Updated Date: Dec 22, 2019 19:08:46 IST