Hoddle ‘recovering well’ after triple heart bypass
FORMER England manager Glenn Hoddle has undergone a triple heart bypass after collapsing in a TV studio.
The former Tottenham, Chelsea and England player is recovering in hospital after a heart attack on his 61st birthday two weeks ago.
Since the operation Hoddle has been texting friends. One said: “The outlook is extremely positive but he is not out of the woods yet.
“It’s been a very difficult time but if everything goes to plan he will be back on his feet before long.
“He’s been told if it’s successful he will have no problem getting back to the pundit work his fans love him for.”
The father-of-three collapsed as he was about to go on-air on Robbie Savage’s live BT Sport show. He was airlifted to hospital.
A triple bypass or “coronary artery bypass graft” takes three to six hours.
A blood vessel is transplanted from another part of the body (generally the arm, leg or chest) to the heart to bypass a blocked or damaged coronary artery.
His friend, football manager Harry Redknapp, 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?
“I’ve never heard him say a bad word about anyone, he’s just a lovely guy, a great footballer and a great person.”