- Gary Lineker received a phone call two weeks ago saying that Alan Hansen’s death would be announced.
- Former Liverpool star Hansen has already been discharged from hospital
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Gary Lineker has revealed that he received a phone call two weeks ago saying that it was going to be announced that Alan Hansen had died.
Former Liverpool star Hansen, 69, who worked alongside Lineker on the day’s match, was discharged from hospital on Sunday two weeks after his admission.
On June 9, it was confirmed that Hansen was seriously ill in hospital.
During that period, Lineker received a phone call saying that Hansen’s death would soon be announced and stated that he “broke down” following the news.
Lineker revealed that he was informed shortly afterwards that the information about Hansen was incorrect.
Gary Lineker received a phone call two weeks ago saying that Alan Hansen’s death would be announced.
Hansen (right) worked on Match of the Day for 20 years, and Lineker (left) joined him as presenter.
speaking in the podcast The rest is footballLineker said: “Yesterday I received a text from Janet Hansen, Alan’s wife, saying that he had been discharged from hospital and had gone home. I also saw that Liverpool had posted a tweet saying exactly the same thing. What amazing news!
Alan Shearer, who also worked alongside Hansen, said it was “great news” that Hansen had been released from hospital.
Shearer said: ‘That was great, wasn’t it? You told us at breakfast that you had a text so it was a great start to the day. As usual, Mr. Hansen’s timing was impeccable to get home and watch his team, but unfortunately they did not produce the products for him, but it is great news that he is recovering and is back home. .
Commenting on the phone call he received, Lineker said: “I’m not going to share who it was, but I got a call two weeks ago during the period when we knew Alan was really struggling because someone asked me to come and talk.” about the fact that it was about to be announced that Alan left us.
“I actually collapsed and then an hour later people say, no, wait a minute, wait a minute, that’s not the case, but he recovered and it’s fantastic news.” I hope you’re listening, Al. Yeah, well done. Well done mate. It’s great to have you back with us.’
Hansen played 620 games for Liverpool between 1977 and 1991, winning many trophies.
In a statement on Sunday, Liverpool wrote: “Alan has been discharged from hospital today to continue his recovery at home.
‘Alan, Janet, Adam, Lucy and their family would like to thank everyone for their wonderful messages of love and support.
‘It has been overwhelming and has helped enormously. “We also greatly appreciate the continued respect that has been shown for our privacy as Alan continues his recovery.”
Hansen played for Liverpool between 1977 and 1991 and made 620 appearances for the club, while winning a variety of trophies.
The former Scotland international was a Match of the Day pundit from 1992 to 2014.