Franck Ribery avoided the worst last night, but fortunately more fear than harm for the former player of the France team. At 38, the footballer decided to end his career in the sun, leaving for Italy after many years in Bavaria, near Munich. Recognized as one of the best players of the 2010s, the native of Boulogne-sur-Mer is having a blast in La Botte, alongside his wife Wahiba and their five children. After a first convincing experience in Florence, he signed last summer at Salernitana, the club of the city of Salerno.
Always so twirling on the ground, Franck Ribéry continues to be talked about outside. As the Salerno city daily La Città di Salerno learns, Benzema’s former teammate in Blue was the victim of a serious road accident last night, around 3 a.m.. The footballer was visibly in the passenger seat of his own car at the time. The driver would have lost control of the vehicle before hitting a traffic light. An exit from the road which had consequences since the Frenchman was slightly injured in the head.
Ribéry ends up in hospital
Help quickly arrived on site and Franck Ribéry was taken to Battipaglia hospital, before returning to his home. Since then, his Salernitana club has issued an official statement to clarify the situation. According to them, the striker reportedly suffered a mild head injury. The institution confirms the newspaper’s information that the player was not driving at the time of the accident. Probably shaken by this accident, the big joker will now observe a rest period of “several days as a precaution”as the Salernitana indicates.
More fear than harm therefore for Franck Ribéry, who will perform a seven-day work stoppage, according to the Italian media. The opportunity for the player to meet up with family and rest after this trying night.