Aged 81, Pelé "is in stable condition and will continue his treatment of the colon tumor identified last September," wrote the Albert-Einstein hospital in a press release published on Thursday and which does not specify the exact date of exit of the triple world champion.
What is certain is that the former footballer has the authorization to leave the hospital in Sao Paulo.
“King” Pelé announced on December 9 that he was hospitalized in this establishment, which usually follows him, in order to carry out “the last chemotherapy session” of the year 2021.
While the former footballer and his family had announced a hospital stay of "a few days", two weeks actually passed, during which little information has filtered out on his real state of health.
Pelé had already been hospitalized in this hospital for a month between August and September.
On September 4, she had a colon tumor removed from her routine examinations.
Since then, Pelé had published several messages, in particular on the social network Instagram ensuring that his state of health was improving.
"Today, I followed my last (chemotherapy) session of the year 2021 (...) I will take the opportunity to do a new battery of exams, so I will stay here a few days", he had in particular Explain.
“Don't worry, I'm just getting ready for the end of the year celebrations,” the three-time world champion concluded.
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The health of the legendary number 10 of the Seleção has been fragile in recent years, with several hospitalizations.
In 2019, he was hospitalized in Paris and then transferred to Sao Paulo for kidney stones.
