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Shisha scolding for Van Aanholt
- Updated: September 23, 2016
Patrick van Aanholt is all clear to play football after a series of “misunderstandings”, but images of the player smoking shisha are not acceptable, says David Moyes.
The Sunderland left-back was withdrawn from Sunderland’s starting line-up for Sunday’s game against Tottenham after the club received the results of a standard cardiology scan just 40 minutes before the scheduled kick-off, with the club claiming the decision was taken on Football Association advice.
Van Aanholt played the full game as Sunderland beat Sky Bet Championship side Queens Park Rangers in the EFL Cup on Wednesday, and Moyes has now put the issue to rest after revealing the results of new cardiology tests on the player came back all clear.
“There was some misunderstanding with it, but it was only a misunderstanding with what was passed on,” said Moyes.
“But I can only confirm that the right decision was taken on the information that we were given, through the doctor, through the club. We acted on the best interests of the boy. He’s had tests and spoken with the cardiologists and they’ve …
