Tottenham and England legend Jimmy Greaves is comfortable after spending Tuesday night in hospital.
Greaves was feeling well enough to call his wife Irene for a short telephone conversation on Wednesday morning.
He is not thought to have suffered another stroke and has no symptoms of coronavirus but he will remain in hospital for further tests and observation.
Jimmy Greaves was admitted to hospital in Chelmsford near his home in Essex
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 and called for an ambulance which took him to hospital in nearby Chelmsford.