Mouctar Diakhaby probably thought for a moment that his career was going to end at just 27 years old. Victim of an involuntary collision with Aurélien Tchouaméni during the match between Valencia and Real Madrid (2-2), the former OL defender suffered a serious knee injury. Victim of a dislocated knee and taken out on a stretcher, Diakhaby could be kept away from the field for a year.
It’s a very long time, but that’s already it, as the unbearable images of his injury made people fear the worst. Having left for Lyon to undergo surgery by the famous knee specialist, Professor Sonnery-Cottet, Diakhaby once again came out of silence for the media Relevo. Directly questioned in the van as he left the Jean-Mermoz hospital, Diakhaby expressed his relief after the surgical procedure.
Diakhaby is reassured
“I’m better after the operation. It was a little long, but I’m better now, I’m doing very well. I’m happy, there are more important things I can do in the future, like walking. So I can be more relaxed. These are things that sometimes happen in life and you have to accept them. Sometimes football gives you a lot, but sometimes it gives you this and you get that. You also have to be happy”he told the Spanish media.
But although he is relieved, Diakhaby still wanted to rant against all those who have publicly expressed doubts about his ability to walk normally again. “I knew from the start that the nerve was not affected because Valencia tested it, I had no doubt about it. What I don’t understand is that people talk without really knowing what I have. It’s true that we can do tests, but my family saw them and my loved ones called me, worried, to ask me if I was going to be able to walk again. Yes, there is no problem with the nerf! I’m doing well. » The message has gotten through.
