Diakhaby suffered a nasty looking injury that left both sets of players visibly shaken. Following the game, the question on everyone’s lips is, “Will Diakhaby ever walk again”?
Diakhaby’s injury happened during Valencia’s two all draw with Real Madrid in La Liga on Saturday. The injury overshadowed the controversies that saw Vinicius Jr racially abused by a child.
What happened?
Diakhaby was attempting to tackle the ball when Tchouameni landed on his knee under pressure from Diego Lopez. At first glance once could easily see how dangerous the situation was as the knee was bent in an awkward shape after the collision.
Doctor reacts to Diakhaby’s injury
Brian Sutterer, a sports medical doctor has now attempted to explain the severity of Diakhaby’s injury. He referred to the injury as one of the worst injuries that can happen in sports.
Sutterer explained that the way Diakhaby’s foot was planted on the floor left his leg in an awkward angle. This resulted in the knee receiving maximum impact of Diakhaby’s weight as he landed on his leg. He explained that Diakhaby’s might have suffered injuries to multiple ligaments in the best possible scenario.
Valencia provide updated on Diakhaby’s injury
Valencia have now provided an update on the injury through a club statement.
The club stated that “Mouctar Diakhaby has been diagnosed with a dislocated right knee, in tests carried out following Valencia CF’s game at Mestalla against Real Madrid. The centre back remained in hospital overnight and will undergo further tests.”
Will Diakhaby ever walk again?
Sutterer explained that with knee dislocations, the greatest source of worry is injuries to nerves or blood vessels around the knee.
He explains that injuring the nerves may never completely heal and usually affects how much force one can exert on the knee.
As the results of scans are awaited, it has been confirmed that Diakhaby will be out for the rest of the season and possibly for a year. But there is a possibility that he may never walk or at least play football again.
