Ex-Tottenham star Nabil Bentaleb, 29, rushed to hospital as Lille release statement on illness ‘ordeal’

FORMER Tottenham star Nabil Bentaleb has been rushed to hospital with a mystery illness.

The 29-year-old Algerian midfielder took ill on Tuesday.

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Now his club Lille, who play in France’s top tier Ligue 1, have confirmed that he is recovering in hospital.

A statement from them said: “LOSC informs that Nabil Bentaleb suffered from illness on the evening of Tuesday June 18.

“The player was immediately taken into care and sent to Lille University Hospital for hospitalisation.

“LOSC accompanies Nabil as closely as possible during this ordeal and gives him all its support.

“The club also calls for greater respect for the private life of its player.”

It still remains unclear what the nature of Bentaleb’s illness is.

Bentaleb signed for his hometown side Lille from Angers last August.

He made 34 appearances for the French club last term and helped them to a fourth-placed finish.

Bentaleb, who has 43 caps for Algeria, was part of Lille’s youth set-up before he left for Tottenham’s academy in 2012.

He made his senior debut for the North London team in 2013 and became a regular in the first-team squad.

Bentaleb played 66 times for Spurs before a loan spell at Shalke turned into a permanent switch to Germany in 2017.

The ace spent four years there, although he did briefly make a return to the Premier League.

That was when he headed to Newcastle in 2020 for a short loan spell.

He departed Schalke for Angers two years later with a tally of 19 goals in 107 matches.