Real Madrid Renowned doctor Nicolaas Van Dijk will be in charge

Real Madrid right-back Danilo will have surgery on his injured right ankle next Thursday, after having postponed it ever since he started to feel discomfort on his foot.

The defender wanted to play through pain as Madrid's other right-back Dani Carvajal was also having physical problems, but now surgery is necessary in order to begin next season completely ready to go.

The Brazilian visited doctor Nicolaas Van Dijk last February and they decided that he could keep playing until the off-season.

Van Dijk has some experience with Real after treating former striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy in 2008 and Cristiano Ronaldo a year later.

The Dutch doctor will possibly be in charge of Keylor Navas' surgery as well.

The goalkeeper has tendonitis on his Achilles tendon, an injury that has kept him out of Costa Rica's Copa America team.

Danilo traveled to Brazil after celebrating the Champions League title with his teammates and will be back in Madrid soon for the operation.

He scored two goals and delivered six assists in 31 matches played during his debut season with Los Blancos.