Liverpool have confirmed club legend Alan Hansen has been discharged from hospital.
The Anfield great was admitted to hospital after falling ‘seriously ill’ earlier this month.
There is positive news, however, as his former club confirmed the decorated former defender is now out of hospital and his recovery is continuing at home.
The club posted a message on behalf of the Hansen family that read: “Alan has been discharged from hospital today to continue his recovery at home.
“Alan, Janet, Adam, Lucy and family would like to thank everybody for their wonderful messages of love and support. It has been overwhelming and has helped enormously.”
Graeme Souness revealed on talkSPORT this week that there was positive news with Hansen and that he was on his way to making a recovery.
He told White & Jordan on talkSPORT: he sounded fabulous, so I hope he’s on the way to a full recovery.
“He’s definitely on the way back because he did nothing but take the mick out of me, so he’s definitely on the way back.”
Souness added: “I was speaking to his son [Adam] and his Janet his wife, and I’d been phoning his [Hansen’s] phone number.
“I get on the train yesterday and I’m looking for my seat, and my phone rang and I could see it was Big Al.
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“I’m thinking, ‘Oh. I don’t want to answer that,’ so I sat down and then I got the courage to phone back and he answered the phone.
“He’s been in a difficult place, but the way he sounded yesterday, he’s back, and I hope I’m right.”
Hansen played a key role in Liverpool’s success in the late 70s and 80s under Bob Paisley, which is the golden era in the club’s history.
He was given the role of club captain after Kenny Dalglish replaced Joe Fagan as manager in 1985, a role Hansen had for five years.
He represented his native Scotland on 26 occasions.
As well as being a hugely successful player, Hansen is also well known for his sports broadcasting career after retiring from football having worked for the BBC for 22 years.
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