For many years, Samir Nasri has brought happiness to certain clubs like OM, Arsenal and Manchester City. However, everything could have ended very quickly for the former player of the France team. When he played for Marseille, he came very close to death due to a serious illness which forced him to spend a long time in hospital.
For several years now and the announcement of his retirement, Samir Nasri has been delighting spectators at Canal Football Club of its relevant analyses. A great reconversion for the former player of theABOUTfor whom everything could have stopped during the first years of his footballing life.
Nasri came close to death
In 2007, Samir Nasri then plays with the first team of theABOUT. The attacking midfielder had already made a name for himself by then, but one step could well have turned his career around. In fact, the former Marseillais had to go to the hospital because of meningitis and he could well have stayed there, as he had confided to West France last October. “In my time, there was a lot more carefreeness. At the training center, my teammates were my friends. When you arrive in the professional world, it’s a jungle, but you don’t realize it, because you’re not necessarily put to the test right away. With this meningitis, I realized that football is not the world of care bears. Because I received few visits, then I had difficulty accepting criticism when I returned to the field, even though I was on the verge of dying before. »
A transfer to Arsenal the following year
Eventually, Samir Nasri had managed to return to the field, but he did not last long at theABOUT. The following year, the attacking midfielder took over the management ofArsenalwhere he will stay for three years. Subsequently, the former French international decided to join Manchester Citywith whom he notably won two Premier League. After these English experiences, Nasri had made more or less conclusive passages to Seville, Antalyaspor, West Ham et Anderlecht before retiring in 2020.
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