Former Celtic star Bobo Baldé hospitalized: What are the details? | OneFootball

An unfortunate accident sends the former Guinea star to the hospital.

Former Celtic star Bobo Baldé hospitalized: What are the details?

With a look of clear concern on his face, a group of parents gathered in front of the Ecole Acates school in the Valentine neighborhood of Marseille over the past few days. They weren't there to pick up their children at the end of the school day, but rather because of the frequent appearance of a strange man approaching the school, making cryptic and threatening comments.

The man wasn't unknown; he was former international defender Boubou Baldé, a former star of Scottish club Celtic and the Guinea national team. But the man everyone was used to seeing fending off attacks on the field appeared in a completely different light. He spoke of a mysterious "mission" he believed he was tasked with completing, sparking panic among families and school staff.

The situation escalated until Baldé was deliberately hit by a car, and then slapped in the face by a terrified parent. However, the former player's reaction was neither violent nor angry. Rather, he remained immersed in his own world, which led the police to initially interrogate him as a victim.

Even inside the police station, Balde continued to utter incoherent, insistent, and vague statements, insisting that he "had things to do." There was no doubt that the man was suffering from a severe psychological crisis, so he was immediately transferred to the psychiatric emergency ward at the Timon Hospital in Marseille, where he is now undergoing a thorough medical evaluation while those around him try to understand what led him to this tragic state.