Ruben de la Red is hoping to be given the green signal to resume his career in the next few weeks. The midfielder has been sidelined for the most of the current campaign after he collapsed during a King’s Cup match against Real Union on 30th October. He returned to Madrid the following morning after spending the night in a hospital. He has been out of action ever since.

The player finished his first set of medical examinations on 3 December. During the previous four weeks, he took several tests, such as electrocardiograms, echocardiograms, Holter ECGs, ergometry tests, nuclear cardiac megnetic resonances, coronary exams, electrophysiological studies and genetic studies.

He underwent further medical examination as a preventive measure and was discharged from the Sanitas La Moraleja Hospital on Friday and is currently resting in his home.

Carlos Diez, Director of Real Madrid’s Medical Services, summoned eight world renowned cardiology experts to assess the results of the tests. Their verdict was:

The player fainted due to efforts that had a probable cardiological origin.

This caused the our Medical Services to decide that de la Red should not do any physical activity until the results of the genetic tests arrive and ergo he is yet to be free to make a return to professional football and remains a frustrated figure.

One more test is set to be carried out in the next few months, with De La Red hoping that will provide medical staff with the positive results they are looking for. While speaking to El Pais he said:

They (the doctors) have told me this really is the last test and that in a month-and-a-half I will have the final results. All the results have been negative so far.

I hope he returns soon. I know we all do.

Para Siempre Blanco!

Hala Madrid!!