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Thuram upbeat despite heart problem

FORMER France defender Lilian Thuram still believes he is lucky despite seeing a heart problem jeopardise the twilight of his career.

The 36-year-old's switch from Barcelona to Paris St Germain collapsed last Friday after medical tests 24 hours earlier discovered he has an enlarged heart.

Thuram's career is hanging in the balance while more tests are carried out over the next month, but the veteran centre-back believes every cloud has a silver lining.

"If I do have to quit football, I would have to say I have been lucky that we have discovered this problem now," he said. "If I can cling to something, I could say that we have discovered it at a good time."

Thuram knows to his misfortune what could have happened if the defect had not been found.

His brother collapsed and died on a basketball court as a result of a cardiac condition, while other members of his family have also suffered from it.