"Not in Paris, don't go to Paris Zizou!"
The returns of Zinédine Zidane, future grandfather, to Marseille, his native town, always create mini-riots.
The trip of the child of the country, this Friday, on the occasion of the inauguration of the new digital health center in the Castellane district was no exception to the rule.
The atmosphere is good-natured, the former football star is surrounded by the crowd, who are asking him for photos.
“Zinédine turns, you”, approaches a woman, in a scene captured by the cameras of BFM.
Zizou turns around, the woman exults “Are you okay?
she asks, brandishing her smartphone.
Other voices rise.
“Not in Paris!
launches a first person.
"Don't go to Paris Zizou!"
“, continues another.
"Please don't go to Paris!"
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💬 "Thank you Zizou! Don't go to Paris Zidane!"
La Castellane celebrates the return of Zinedine Zidane and sends him a message … pic.twitter.com/a5DKSo0pHo
– BFM Marseille Provence (@BFMMarseille) February 11, 2022
Remarks that make the former star of the Blues smile, while PSG have started discussions with Zinedine Zidane to bring the three-time Champions League winner to the bench to replace Mauricio Pochettino.
The district in which the city of La Castellane is located, like the three others in the impoverished north of Marseille, are much "less endowed than the rest of the city with general practitioners and specialists", according to the Regional Health Agency.
“You know, I'm from La Castellane, I grew up here with my parents.
We always have our heart which is there even if we left”, launched “Zizou” to dozens of people from this city north of Marseille massed to welcome him.
In La Castellane, where around 7,000 people live, the last doctor left two years ago, officials of structures in the district told AFP.
The digital care home project, led by neurosurgery professor Philippe Metellus, will allow residents to benefit from teleconsultation terminals where they can consult doctors remotely, assisted by a nurse or a mediator.
"This fantastic project will improve people's lives and the life of this neighborhood and that's the most important thing," said Zinédine Zidane.
It is not possible to allow inequalities to widen in access to care, continued the footballer who forced himself to make a speech despite his usual reluctance.