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Tottenham and England legend Jimmy Greaves returns home after spending a week in hospital with ill health

Tottenham and England hero Jimmy Greaves has returned home after spending a week in hospital near his home in Chelmsford.

Greaves is 80 and has struggled with his health since he had a stroke in 2015.

He requires professional care four times a day and his nurses were concerned by his condition when they attended his home in Essex on Tuesday, April 7 and called for an ambulance which took him to hospital in nearby Chelmsford. He did not have any symptoms associated with coronavirus.

Tottenham and England legend Jimmy Greaves is home after spending a week in hospital

Greaves, 80, has struggled with his health since he had a stroke back in 2015

But his son Andy has revealed that the legendary striker has recovered enough to return home.