Galatasaray's Norwegian international defender Omar Elabdellaoui has been hospitalised with eye injuries after an accident with fireworks in New Year's Eve celebrations.
According to Turkish media, Elabdellaoui, 29, suffered the injuries when a firework went off in his hand during the end of 2020 celebrations.
Elabdellaoui injured both his eyes, and while he didn't lose his sight, one eye was substantially more injured than the other with doctors saying it is too early to rule out long term damage.
His doctor had also said that he is getting better as the days go on.
Elabdellaoui began his career at Manchester City, although he did not make an appearance for the Premier League club competitively. He instead went on loan with Stromsgodset, Feyenoord and Eintracht Braunschweig.
He sealed a permanent move to Braunschweig, spending a year there before joining Olympiakos in 2014, with a brief loan period with Hull City in the Premier League.
He joined Galatasaray in August.
from WWOS https://wwos.nine.com.au/football/omar-elabdellaoui-injured-in-fireworks-injury/7bcfa642-6329-4b85-9fe6-1235585a739f
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