He was one of the best in the world and shone in Barcelona, now he fights for his life and worries the world

FC Barcelona paid a fortune of 30 million euros to stay with one of the best players in the Netherlands in recent times and the forward of the Great Leap in Quality dressed as a Dutch footballer. Already retired, the former attacker suffered a delicate moment of health and today he fights for his life.

Marc Overmars shone with the Ajax shirts from the Netherlands and also left a very good step as a futurist for FC Barcelona. In addition, he was one of the pieces of the golden generation of Dutch football that fulfilled a great audition in the 1998 World Cup in France, reaching fourth place.

Unfortunately, Marc Overmars suffered a stroke in December 2022 that now makes him fight for his life, going through a delicate moment. It was the former player himself who confirmed that his heart is 45% dead due to the serious consequences that the tremendous episode left him.

FC Barcelona and Holland

In the 1990s and early 2000s, FC Barcelona and the Netherlands established a great relationship that fueled what had happened in the past with the banner of Johan Cruyff. Players born in the country such as the aforementioned Marc Overmars, the De Boer brothers, Patrick Kluivert, Cocú or Edgar Davis are examples of those who wore both shirts at that time.