The 35-year-old former Barcelona star Alves suffered knee ligament injuries on May 8 during the French Cup final, meaning Brazil lost a senior player with 107 international appearances for the World Cup.
Brazilian defender Dani Alves went under the knife Tuesday for the injured knee that ruled him out of the World Cup, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced.
The 35-year-old former Barcelona star Alves suffered knee ligament injuries on May 8 during the French Cup final, meaning Brazil lost a senior player with 107 international appearances for the World Cup.
"We waited for the right moment to operate so he would be fit again as soon as possible," the club said.
In his 17-year career, he won his first trophy with boyhood club Esporte Clube de Bahia followed by five at Sevilla, 23 with Barcelona, two at Juventus and four so far at PSG.
Rivaldo backs Fred
Brazilian midfielder Fred will need time to adapt to the demands of English football but has all the attributes to succeed at Manchester United, former World Player of the Year Rivaldo has said.
United confirmed on Tuesday that they have reached an agreement with Shakhtar Donetsk to sign Fred for a British media reported fee of 52 million pounds ($69.72 million).
The 25-year-old has made eight appearances for Brazil and was named in the county's 23-man squad for the World Cup, and Rivaldo reckons his compatriot could be the missing piece of United's midfield jigsaw.
"He is a wonderful player," Rivaldo, who was part of Brazil's World Cup winning team in 2002, told reporters.
"Like any other player when you move to a new country, he will need a little bit of time to adapt. But when you are a good player and a brilliant midfielder like he is, he is going to do well and he is going to be good for Manchester United and they will be good for him."
United boss Jose Mourinho is looking to strengthen his midfield following the retirement of Michael Carrick and the uncertainty over the future of Marouane Fellaini at Old Trafford.
(Inputs from Reuters)
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