“Thank you all for the many messages of support since yesterday’s announcement, on behalf of myself and my family. It has done me a lot to see all those beautiful reactions,” writes the Ivorian. “Thanks to you I know that I will get through this. I am now going to focus on my recovery so that I come back stronger. See you soon on the field to celebrate our next victories.”
Many players and clubs have also made their support public on social media, including his former employers Ajax, FC Utrecht, AJ Auxerre, West Ham United and Eintracht Frankfurt. His (former) teammates, such as Dusan Tadic, Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham, are also making themselves heard.