Tottenham’s winger says he feared he might never play again but his brother’s swimming pool accident has set football in perspectiveErik Lamela felt his blood race cold. In December 2016 a call came and it was one of those that everyone dreads. The Tottenham winger’s younger brother,Axel, had banged his head in a swimming pool in their native Argentina and the damage would be grave. Axel was paralysed.“For a few months, and he couldn’t move anything,” Lamela says. upright now, he is getting some movement back and working day by day to return to a normal life. The doctors say that he may be able to walk again but it all depends on how the rehab goes. Its going to be a slow process and we just need a lot of patience. He is wheelchair-bound.
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Source: guardian.co.uk