He is not one of the thirty-three French players playing in the World Cup but he remains close to the Blues. Romain Ntamack, forced to withdraw last month from this competition, victim of a ruptured cruciate ligament in his left knee, is present this Thursday evening at the Vélodrome to attend the match between France and Namibia.
The Toulouse opener took the opportunity to give reassuring news of his state of health, he who underwent surgery on August 31. “It’s been exactly three weeks (since he had the operation), it’s going well, the surgeon is happy with the progress of the knee, I’m taking the time to do things but everything is going well,” he said. – he assured the microphone of France 2.
“It sure feels weird but at the same time I’m happy to be here”
The player also spoke of his emotion at being reunited with the France team: “It’s sure it’s weird but at the same time I’m happy to be there, I have a lot of friends, real friends in this team. It was the opportunity to come and see him, it’s not very far, I didn’t need to take the plane, it’s better for the knee. And that makes me happy. I would have preferred to be with them, but coming to see them in the locker room will do me good. I wanted to come see them in person to show my support and smell the lawn. »
Ntamack also indicated that he remained in close contact with Fabien Galthié: “He asked me a lot of things once I was injured. He notably asked me to give him two or three (match) reports, it also allows me to feel useful, I try to give him precise reports. »
