FERLAND MENDY HAS THIS TO SAY OBOUT HIS PAST INJURY.

Now Ferland Mendy, who is a French footballer and was playing in France with the French club Lyon. But now he has been sold by Lyon to the Spanish giants Real Madrid. For a very huge sum of money, the transfer fee was 47.1 forty seven point one million pounds. Ferland Mendy said a few years ago he was on a wheelchair for a long time as he under went a major surgery of his hip. He wanted to know from the doctors hat if he still could play football. But the doctor told him first let us get you to start walking , then we will think of football much., much later. The wheelchair was his companion for months . But he was understandably emotional, when Real Madrid unveiled him as their new player. He said from a wheelchair to play with the Spanish giants Real Madrid is a dream come true.

BARRCELONA SHORTLIST A LEFT BACK FOR JORDI ALBA.

The Spaniard Jordi Alba, who had joined the Spanish giants from Valencia, a few years ago , but as he has no signed a new contract as yet, and is stalling in doing so. Now Barcelona have gone and made a short list of left backs they would like to have, and the sporting director Eric Abidal has seen three players to choose from And they are the French left back who plays left back at Lyon called Ferland Mendy. Then there is the Spaniard Felipe Luis, who is playing as left back with Atletico Madrid, and his contract is expiring in the end of the season. The third one is Junior Ferpo , and he plays for Real Betis in Spain, but he has a very big buy out clause of 43.7. Million pounds, far to much for a unexperienced youngster I would say. Barcelona will really have to do a lot of serious negotiations here.