Newcastle have confirmed their former goalkeeper Steve Harper suffered a brain haemorrhage earlier this week.
Harper spent 20 years at St James' Park as a player between 1993 and 2013, and returned to the club initially as a goalkeeping coach before being made academy director following his retirement.
The club released a statement on X on Wednesday afternoon revealing his health scare, but announced that he is currently recovering in hospital.
'Newcastle United is sending love and best wishes to Steve Harper and his family after the club's Academy director suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage on Monday.