Adam Szalai: He was already allowed to leave the clinic

There were frightening scenes at the Hungarian national team’s Nations League game against the Netherlands on Saturday evening in Amsterdam. Hungary’s assistant coach Adam Szalai (36), a long-time Bundesliga professional, collapsed on the team bench. All carers and medical staff immediately took care of their colleague. After a break in the game of more than ten minutes, Szalai was taken to hospital for further examinations to the applause of the spectators.

During the game, the Hungarian association announced that Szalai was in a stable condition, and late in the evening the Hungarian himself gave the first all-clear. He first thanked him via Instagram for the many messages that had reached him and then added the redeeming words: “I’m fine.” Nevertheless, Hungarian media reported that Szalai had to be resuscitated in the stadium. However, this has not been confirmed.

Adam Szalai was also able to leave the clinic that night, as a team spokesman told the state TV station M4. Szalai was also able to spend the rest of the night in the team hotel and is now traveling back to his Hungarian homeland with the team as normal.

National coach Julian Nagelsmann (37) was also concerned about his former player after Germany’s 7-0 win against Bosnia-Herzegovina: “First of all, I hope he’s doing well. He’s a former player of mine, too with whom I have a very good connection,” said Nagelsmann on RTL.

Szalai, who played a total of 276 games in the Bundesliga for Mainz, Hoffenheim, Schalke and Hannover, only took up his new role as assistant coach of the Hungarian national team in October. He had previously appeared 86 times for his home country as a player and had also led the team onto the field as captain.