Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla has revealed his foot almost needed to be amputated after requiring eight surgeries on his ankle, which developed gangrene.
He spoke to Marca's Lorena Gonzalez and explained how his career almost came to an end: "If you get to walk again with your son in the garden, be satisfied, they told me."
The paper shared photos of the resulting scar Cazorla bears after he required a skin graft from his arm (h/t Goal's Chris Wheatley):
The 32-year-old suffered the injury against Ludogorets in the UEFA Champions League last year and developed Achilles tendonitis in his right ankle.