Article by Daniel Scorpie – Published on Saturday, 03 January 2026 19:25 / Updated on Sunday, 04 January 2026 04:35
Tahirys Dos Santos (19), Metz's left back admitted to a hospital in Germany on Monday with serious burns after the tragedy in the bar “Le Constellation” in Crans-Montana, is feeling better. his agent, Christophe Hutteau, gave new information about the condition of the Frenchman, who injured himself trying to get his girlfriend out of the flames!
On New Year's Eve, the Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana caught fire, and the fire started in the basement due to fireworks lit by young people in the luxurious Swiss ski resort caused one of the biggest tragedies in Canton history.
According to the latest balance sheet of the authorities, they are 40 dead and 119 injured, including Tahirys Dos Santos, Metz's left-back.
Tahirys Dos Santos was a reserve at Metz in the December 20 French Cup match with Biesheim (3-0) / Photo: fcmetz.com
The good news is that we trust that everything will be fine. Hopefully he will be back on the pitch in the coming months. We are all very shocked, we know it is very difficult for him. He is an exemplary player who deservedly became the captain of the reserve team
– Stéphane Le Mignanthe coach of FC Metz
“His parents drove all night to be with him. He has burns over 30% of his body and is in excruciating pain.”
He managed to get out of the fiery inferno, being upstairs in the bar of the tragedy. He was also the first athlete officially reported among the victims of one of the worst tragedies in Swiss history.
His agent, Christophe Hutteau, told a French television station: “His parents drove all night to be with him. He's in terrible pain.” He learned that the condition of his lungs had improved. However, he added that he “suffered burns on 30% of his body and has a nasty wound on the back of his head.”
However, Hutteau gave good news about the condition of the talented defender. “I had the pleasure of speaking to him for the first time on Friday night. He has severe burns, but he can speak, understand and, I would say, breathe almost normally.
Unlike many others, he did not need a ventilator, nor was he intubated,” he told BFMTV.
This was not the right time to ask him what happened, he needed to be reassured. Now it was important to make him understand that everyone is with him: his family, his agency, but also, above all, the management of FC Metz
– Christophe Hutteauthe agent of Tahirys Dos Santos
“He escaped that inferno. Then he realized his girlfriend was still inside. And he came back in flames to save her!”
Hutteau revealed that “there are positive signs, very encouraging. We support him, because he went through a physical tragedy, but also a psychological one.”
The agent said that Tahirys Dos Santos was not in the basement when the fire broke out, but on the first floor: “He got out, managed to escape that inferno. Then he realized his girlfriend was still inside. And he went back in the flames to save her.
Le Constellation Bar in Crans-Montana was engulfed in flames in the night between years / Photo: X
Therefore, besides being a victim, Tahirys is a hero. I think you can say that.''Unfortunately, nothing is known about the condition of the footballer's girlfriend at the moment!
Tahirys Dos Santos was due to resume training on Friday. The defender had previously only played for FC Metz's reserve team, where he also wore the captain's armband. On 20 December, he was on the bench for the first team for the first time, but did not enter the game in the French Cup.
