The 29-year-old goalkeeper was on his way to Huelva from a trip there on horseback when the tragedy struck. An eyewitness said that when Rico fell from the horse, the animal kicked him several times in the head, as per the Daily Mail.

Four days after his first admission, the Catalan newspaper Mundo Deportivo reported that the player remained in the critical care unit and was experiencing ‘clinical stability within the severity of his injuries’. The former Sevilla man is now under the close supervision of physicians and professionals while he remains sedated.

What did Antonela Roccuzzo and Wanda Nara say to Sergio Rico’s wife?

On Wednesday, Alba Silva, his wife, shared a worrying update on Instagram regarding Sergio Rico’s condition: “Don’t leave me alone, my love, because I swear I can’t, nor do I know how to live without you. We are waiting for you my life, we love you so much.”

Antonela Roccuzzo, Lionel Messi’s wife, chimed in with words of encouragement: “Forces!”. Meanwhile, another Argentine media person and the spouse of Mauro Icardi, Wanda Nara, weighed in: “Alba, I am very strong(ly) with you; there are many of us who love Sergio; God has to listen to us.”

The year before, Rico and Silva tied the knot, and now they are parents to a little boy. She has a huge Instagram following of 129,000 because of her career as a model.

Rico was part of PSG’s squad list who got a 1-1 draw at Strasbourg on Saturday to conquer the French league. The goalkeeper was formed in the youth categories of Sevilla FC and he played for that club from 2014 until 2018.

Following that stint, Sergio Rico went on loan one year to Fulham in the Premier League and then another season with PSG. In 2020, the French club paid his transfer fee and, during the first semester of 2022, he played on loan with Mallorca in La Liga.

Sergio Rico in critical condition after a horse accident

After the match against Strasbourg, Sergio Rico traveled back to El Rocío in Huelva where these days are of celebration with the famous romería. On Sunday morning, he suffered the accident while riding a horse.

According to the latest reports from Spain, the goalkeeper was kicked several times by the horse after he fell. The incident took place at 8:30 AM (local time) in the street known as Camino de Moguer at El Rocío.

Witnesses confirmed to the emergency services that, while Sergio Rico was on the ground, he received several hits from the animal. He’s now been treated at Virgen del Rocio’s hospital and his condition has been reported as critical by the medical staff.

The current PSG squad might be one of the greatestof all time but there’s noroom for everybody. While the arrivals of Lionel Messi, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Georginio Wijnaldum, and others may have been a blessing for the Parisians, it could mean the end for a bunch of other players.

With a number of stellar signings, Mauricio Pochettino has suddenly had to leave some world renowned stars on the bench as he was unable to play them all at once. That’s why PSG are reportedly interested in downsizing their roster in winter.

PSG have reportedly placed Mauro Icardi and 6 other players on the transfer list

Having landed severalbig-name players has automatically lifted PSG’s hopes for this season. However, as we’ve seen so far, pitting so many superstars together could not always be easy. And there’s another aspect to consider, which is those who are left out.

According toSanti Aouna andSébastien Denis of Foot Mercato, PSG would let the following players leave come January: goalkeeper Sergio Rico, center-back Thilo Kehrer, left-backs Layvin Kurzawa and Abdou Diallo, midfielders Leandro Paredes and Rafinha and striker Mauro Icardi.

The report acknowledges that all seven are unlikely to leave in January but theclub would expect to get rid of at least three of them in winter. The ones who could leave sooner are Rico, Kurzawa, and Rafinha, for obvious reasons.

The Spanish goalie has noroom with Keylor Navas and Donnarumma ahead of him, while the left-back has also dropped in Pochettino’s pecking order withNuno Mendes‘ arrival, while the Brazilian has struggled even more for minutes with Ander Herrera, Danilo Pereira, Wijnaldum, Idrissa Gueye and others above him.

Anyway, the most surprising nameon the list might be Paredes. The Argentine midfielder has often started during his spell in Paris, so it remains to be seen whether he’ll actually leave the club.

Icardi, on the other hand, has been in the eye of the storm due to off-field conflicts over the last few months, so that’s a different case. However, as we’ve said before, not all seven would leave immediately, but the report understands thatPSG will move on all of them at some point.