Paul Canoville, Chelsea's first ever black player, has revealed that doctors were not sure he would pull through after being placed in an induced coma for six weeks.
Canoville, 59, was in a critical condition in intensive care following complications after emergency surgery back in February.
He has since regained enough strength to return home but opened up on the 'scare' that had doctors and nurses concerned.
'This is a slow process,' he told talkSPORT. 'It's not like an operation I've had in the past and recovered quickly.