Hoddle out of intensive care amid hopes of full recovery

GLENN Hoddle was last night out of intensive care after his heart attack as hopes grow he will make a full recovery.

The soccer legend has been sitting up, drinking tea and chatting to his family in hospital.

It is understood he had surgery to insert three stents and remains under close observation.

Doctors are still carrying out tests on the 61-year-old, who collapsed shortly after appearing on Robbie Savage’s BT Sport show.

Harry Redknapp was a guest on the programme. He said: “It was a shock but hopefully he will make a full recovery now. We need him back. Everybody who knows Glenn would agree, is there a nicer bloke anywhere than Glenn Hoddle?

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“I’ve never heard him say a bad word about anyone, he’s just a lovely guy, a great footballer and a great person.

“The staff and everyone at BT were amazing, the whole group there were great on Saturday.”

Redknapp told how Hoddle, who split from second wife Vanessa in 2016, “looked fantastic” before his collapse.

He added: “He’d been golfing last week and he’d been working with BT.”

The songwriter behind Hoddle’s 1987 hit single with Chris Waddle, Diamond Lights, last night told of his relief at his pal’s recovery.

Robert Puzey said: “I hope he is back on TV doing what he does really well soon. The whole football world is stunned.”

Fans at Wembley last night showed their support as Hoddle’s ex-club Spurs took on Man City in their Premier League clash.

Former England manager Hoddle’s life was saved by BT sound engineer Simon Daniels, who gave him

CPR at the studio in East London.