Tottenham Hotspur legend Jimmy Greaves discharged from hospital

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Tottenham Hotspur legend Jimmy Greaves has been discharged from the hospital after being admitted last week due to illness.

Last week, the Premier League club had confirmed that the 80-year-old had been hospitalised and underwent tests on a non-coronavirus related problem.

Now, Hotspur issued a statement on behalf of Greaves' family saying that the football legend has been discharged from the hospital and that he would continue his recovery at home. 

"The family of Jimmy Greaves have informed us that our all-time leading scorer has this morning been discharged from hospital and is now back at his home," the club stated.

Jimmy’s son Danny Greaves, on the other hand, said that the family is still waiting for all the results.

“Dad is comfortable and we are pleased he is back home where he can have some rest and recuperation.  He has not been well, and we are still waiting on all the results.  On behalf of our family, I would like to thank all the NHS staff that have been looking after Dad and for all the well wishes we have received," Greaves stated.

In 2005, Greaves sustained a severe stroke that had left him wheelchair-bound.

Greaves, who began his career with Chelsea besides also having spells with Milan and West Ham, has amassed in a total of 266 goals for Tottenham Hotspur between 1961 and 1970.

Besides this, he has also made 57 appearances for England and scored 44 times for them.

Greaves was also part of the national squad that won 1966 World Cup. However, he suffered an injury during the group stage of the prestigious tournament and was eventually forced to miss his side's 4-2 victory over West Germany.