After two serious head injuries, Fabian Klos will have to wear a mask at all football games in the future.
“The doctors made it very clear to me that I was no longer allowed to play football without a mask because otherwise nobody could justify it,” said the attacker from Bundesliga relegated Arminia Bielefeld to the “Westfalen-Blatt “And added: “The first moment I heard about it, of course I swallowed briefly. But the doctors also made a decision for me. And I’ve gotten used to the idea myself.”
Klos hopes that the mask will not affect him: “I don’t expect it to bother me and cause a feeling of fear, but I can’t and don’t want to rule it out either. My feeling says no.”
The 34-year-old veteran sustained the second serious head injury of his career in the game against VfB Stuttgart in April. “It’s exactly the same injury as when I collided with Mo Idrissou from 1. FC Kaiserslautern nine years ago: a fracture of the forehead and eye sockets, and the arch of the eye is also affected,” said the striker.
The Bielefeld audience favorite had announced his departure from Arminia for this summer in February. But his contract was surprisingly extended in May. The recovery is making good progress, according to his own statement: “I can definitely spread a little more confidence than it has sounded in the past few weeks when my potential return has been discussed. I think it is very realistic that I will get back on board much earlier than in October.”