Doctors treating stricken former Manchester City defender Omar Elabdellaoui have said that the Galatasaray star is making a 'positive' recovery after being injured in a firework incident.
Experts feared for Elabdellaoui's sight after a pyrotechnic exploded in his hands during New Year celebrations at his home.
In a statement, professor and doctor Vedat Kaya, of the Liv Hospital in Istanbul where Elabdellaoui is being cared for, said: 'So far, everything is in a positive way.
Ex-Hull and Manchester City defender Elabdellaoui was injured in a worrying firework incident
'There is a certain improvement in vision, especially in the left eye.