Every now and then, we hear the stories of some odd transfer moves in the world of football, but this latest one – from Atletico Madrid – tops it all for its awkwardness.Apparently, none other than the Vatican called up Atletico Madrid’s doctor Jose Maria Villalon to help them with their ‘top star’ Pope Francis, 85.As per The Guardian, Villalon said he had been called upon to “improve his mobility and stop his arthritic process” without resorting to surgery.I would like to send my greetings to the athletes, fans and spectators following the football #WorldCup taking place in Qatar. May this important event be an occasion for encounter, fostering fraternity and peace among peoples. #Qatar2022— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) November 23, 2022 Villalon told Cope, the Spanish Episcopal Conference radio network, that he had been “very nervous” when he first spoke to the pontiff, owing to the pressure he felt to get a “world figure” back into shape. He said Francis had made it clear that he did not want surgery after undergoing a colon operation in July 2021.##NAJAVA_MECA_6833994##Villalon, the head doctor of the LaLiga side, added: “Pope Francis is a very nice but very stubborn patient, in the sense that there are surgical proposals that he doesn’t want. More conservative treatments must be offered to him, ” concluded he.
