The doctor who operates the most expensive knees in the world

18/07/2022

Updated at 10:05 a.m.

The knees of the best players in the world have known their hands. From Kubala to Ansu Fati, passing through Guardiola, Xavi, Iniesta, Etoo, Kiko Narváez, Fernando Torres, Puyol, David Villa, Laporte, Zinchenko, Gundogan, Bellerín, Ferran Torres, Luis Suárez and countless illustrious names.

Ramón Cugat (L’Aldea, Tarragona, 1950) is a leading traumatologist in knee injuries and a pioneer in the use of growth factors and stem cells.

The list of athletes he has treated is as extensive as the titles and medical positions he holds. “I know that sometimes I am operating on the knees of players who they are worth many millions of eurosbut I don’t feel pressure because I don’t see soccer players, I see…