Emotions Run High In Kylian Mbappe As Ex-MLS Star Undergoes Surgery After Painful Head Injury

There were a few moments of high anxiety on Saturday night at the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux in France. The two players in the French Ligue fixture between EA Guingamp and FC Girondins de Bordeaux had a severe collision in the 1st minute of the game, leading to one of them, Alberth Elis, being injured and taken away on the stretcher. Amid the news of the player’s surgery, France national team captain Kylian Mbappe shared his thoughts for the ailing forward.

The 28-year-old striker from Honduras had a head-to-head clash with the opponent, defender Donatien Gomis, around the 34th second of the game and was initially reported to be in a protective artificial coma after being taken to the hospital for a medical emergency.

Kylian Mbappe writes a message of solidarity to Alberth Elis

The news also led Kylian Mbappe to express his empathy for the player. Mbappe took to his Instagram story, writing, “All my positive thoughts are with you, Alberth Elis,” as his condition is still being assessed. Elis is a Honduras international with 13 goals in 64 games for them. The forward played the majority of his club games in the MLS for Houton Dynamo, scoring 35 goals in 101 appearances before moving to Europe.

Meanwhile, the club is dealing with the situation with the utmost care at the moment. Releasing an official announcement recently, it said that Alberth was taken to Bordeaux’s CHU Pellegrin hospital, where he underwent a surgical procedure last night and will be monitored for the next few days. The announcement also stated that the club will not talk about Alberth’s health condition.

Bordeaux releases update about Alberth’s condition requests refrainment

Regarding his evaluation, the announcement read, “At this stage, it is not yet possible to assess Alberth’s vital and functional prognosis. The Club therefore expects to be unable to communicate any new decisive information for a few days and will make no further comment on Alberth’s state of health,” requesting additional discretion from the fraternity.

Moreover, the club also requested abstinence from releasing any medical information by stating, “Out of respect for Alberth, his family, and loved ones, we urge restraint in the release of medical information at a time when nothing else matters.” The club also revealed their complete support for the player and his family.

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On the other hand, Gomis was able to play the full 90 minutes after the accident and wished Elis a speedy recovery. Gomis said, “I think he [Elis] hits the ball first, I hit him,” “For a second, I was also in a daze. He lost consciousness. I hope he gets better.” After an 8-minute stoppage, the fixture continued, and Bordeaux won 1-0.

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