After fake reports started coming from the press of an alleged edited Instagram post that Brazilian midfielder Lucas Silva posted about his retirement, the player felt the need to dismiss the rumor. The reason behind this is because he has been discovered to have a rare heart condition which has him at risk of suffering a heart attack during a match, tests were made when Real Madrid attempted to loan him to Portuguese side Sporting Club. The player who spent a season on loan at Marseille quickly dismissed the claims.
The 23-year-old labeled the reports as lies, writing: "On Friday, when performing medical exams to sign with Sporting Clube de Portugal, [I] did a stress test, which detected a change in heart rhythm. Then and even today I did various examinations that did not find any abnormality in my heart. Apparently, it was a single alteration and without specific cause. For safety, it was decided it would be better to not transfer me right now.
"Obviously, Real Madrid may want to repeat the tests, but I'm very sure of the absolute normality of the additional tests. In the face of untruthful news conveyed in the media, [I] decided to report, officially and categorically, I will not retire."
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