The side of the Galatasaray Turkish Omar
Elabdellaoui -Captain of the national team Norway– he has undergone surgery due to serious injuries to his eyes and slightly more minor injuries to his hands after an accident when handling pyrotechnic material.
The 29-year-old international footballer's life is safe and conscious, although doctors cannot say when he will be able to play again or how his vision will evolve.
“There were injuries in both eyes, one of them is in worse condition (…) His situation is better now than yesterday. A second intervention may be necessary. We are planning it but we have not decided it yet,” he said. Vedat
Kaya, the doctor who treated him in a hospital in Istanbul.
There were injuries to both eyes, one of them is in worse condition
“It is very difficult to say anything about his return to football. With the medical treatment he will receive, the eye (most affected) may improve, but it is not possible to foresee the result of the treatment yet,” he added.
“Right now you can see but it is impossible to say how it will evolve in the future,” added the doctor. The Oslo-born footballer will undergo a restorative treatment.
Both the coach, Fatih
Terim, as the team captain, Burn
Turan, have traveled to the hospital to inquire about the condition of their partner and convey their support.
Elabdellaoui He is also a companion of the Uruguayans Fernando
Muslera and Marcelo
Saracchi, as well as the Colombian forward Radamel
Falcao.
“Galatasaray and I will do everything we can for him. It's a difficult process. I told him to fight. Hopefully everything goes well,” he said. Fatih
Terim after visiting him in the hospital.
Arda Turan visited him in the hospital
We will do everything we can for him
Turkish media indicate that the accident occurred at the house in Istanbul of the footballer, when fireworks exploded in his hands that he was about to light to cheer his children when the new year was celebrated.
“It was something he did to make his children happy, we can't see it any other way,” he said. Terim about the accident, although he did not reveal any more details about what happened.