Jean-Christophe Bahebeck Hospitalised: Updates on PSG Loanee's Recovery

Saint-Etienne's 2-1 win over SC Bastia was overshadowed by a scary incident involving Paris Saint-Germain loanee Jean-Christophe Bahebeck, who was taken to the hospital during the match. According to the latest reports, he suffered major heatstroke. 

Continue for updates.

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Bahebeck Hospitalised During Match Against Bastia

Sunday, Aug. 30

The 22-year-old forward was substituted during half-time and taken to the hospital almost immediately. The youngster started weaving on the pitch late in the first half and his condition apparently worsened away from the cameras, to the point his manager Christophe Galtier even feared he may have suffered a cardiac arrest.

As shared by football writer Mohammed Ali, Galtier left the post-match press conference in distress:

Fortunately, news soon came from the hospital ruling out cardiac arrest. Bleacher Report's Jonathan Johnson shared reports from INFOSPORT+ and RMC Sport's Mohamed Bouhafsi explaining the nature of the incident:

Like most of western Europe, France is currently experiencing a heat wave, which explains how Sunday's incident could have happened. Bahebeck will undergo more tests, but as of right now, it looks like he will be just fine.

The France youth international is widely regarded as one of the country's brightest young prospects and joined Les Verts on loan from PSG this year. He's expected to play major minutes in Ligue 1 in 2015-16, with many pundits predicting he'll have a breakout campaign.