Ex-Tottenham player Bentaleb back training with Lille after cardiac arrest
FILE - Lille's Nabil Bentaleb in action during the French League One soccer match between Lille and Marseille at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d'Ascq, northern France, April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthieu Mirville, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Matthieu Mirville]
LILLE, France (AP) — Nabil Bentaleb, the former Tottenham player who suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest less than seven months ago, is back training with Lille. The coach of the Ligue 1 side, Bruno Genesio, says Bentaleb resumed individual training a few days ago with a physical trainer and started practising with the ball on Monday. Genesio says, “I’ve seen him and spoken to him two or three days in a row. He’s in good spirits, he’s motivated.” L’Equipe newspaper reports that Bentaleb collapsed on June 18 while playing a five-a-side match with friends. At Lille University Hospital he was put into an artificial coma before being fitted with a defibrillator.
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