The former Newcastle and Tottenham star is recovering well from a heart bypass according to an expert who has described the dramatic events that led to his surgery.
David Ginola is lucky to be alive after collapsing at a football match according to Gilles Dreyfus, professor of cardiac surgery at the Monaco Heart Centre,
The 49-year-old underwent a quadruple heart bypass after being rushed to hospital on Thursday, where he is now said to be recovering well.
A tweet from Ginola's official Twitter account on Friday told concerned followers that the former Paris Saint-Germain winger was "fine, just need to rest a bit" after the surgery.