Wesley back at old Club
FORMER Aston Villa record signing Wesley has vowed to rediscover his best form after returning to Club Brugge on loan.
The Brazilian has gone back to the Belgian side two years after leaving for Villa in a club record £22m deal.
He has made the move to rebuild his career after he was injured on New Year’s Day 2020 and sidelined for 15 months.
Wesley said: “It was the hardest period of my life.
“When I started playing football, my career only went uphill.
“Now I hope the valley has been reached and I try to look up again.
“Fortunately I’m only 24. I believe I can regain my strength as before.
“To complete a 15-month rehabilitation, you need to be strong in your head. Ten days after my surgery, I wondered if I could ever play again.
“I had to wear a cast for three months and couldn’t walk. There’s a lot going on in your head.
“I was at home in Birmingham with my wife and a physiotherapist who I brought in from Brazil.
“He stayed with me for six months. After three months, I started to move my knee again. That was very hard.
“I literally had to learn to walk again.
“My family was in Brazil, but my wife Izadora supported me.
“She told me every day I’d come back. In that moment, you need someone by your side.”