Graeme Souness has delivered a hugely encouraging update on the condition of his former Liverpool team-mate Alan Hansen.
Ex-Reds captain Hansen, who turned 69 last week, remains in hospital after being taken seriously ill earlier this month.
Souness is currently in Germany covering the ongoing European Championships but has remained in regular contract with Hansen’s family.
And the former Liverpool manager has revealed having held a conversation with Hansen himself and is hopeful his old colleague is now firmly on the road to recovery.
I spoke to him yesterday and he sounded fabulous so I hope that’s him on the way to a full recovery,” said Souness, speaking on the talkSPORT breakfast show to host Jim White.
“He’s definitely back because he did nothing but take the Mickey out of me!“I’ve been speaking to his son and Janet his wife and I’ve been phoning his phone, his phone number.
I got on the train on Sunday and I was looking for my seat and my phone rang and I could see it was Big Al. I was thinking ‘Oh no, don’t answer that’.
So I sat down and got the courage to phone back and HE answered the phoned. He’s been in a difficult place but the way he sounded yesterday, he’s back, and I hope I’m right.”
