Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed that former striker Jimmy Greaves has been admitted to hospital with an unspecified illness.
Greaves, who is Spurs' all-time top scorer with 266 goals in 381 appearances, has struggled with serious health problems in recent years.
The 80-year-old suffered a severe stroke in 2015 which left him unable to speak and wheelchair bound.
In a statement on Tuesday night, Spurs said: "We can confirm that our record goalscorer Jimmy Greaves is currently being treated in hospital.
"We are in touch with his family and will provide further updates in due course.
"Everybody at the Club sends their best wishes to Jimmy and his family."
A statement on Greaves' official Facebook page read: "I can confirm Jimmy is in hospital tonight. We will release a statement tomorrow regarding the condition, please please respect the family and if you are press do not phone his home tonight.
"His current condition and prognosis will be revealed mid morning tomorrow. If you love him like I do, have good thoughts for him as you go to bed tonight.
"He is my biggest hero of all time and as lots of you know I kind of lived your dream by becoming best friends with him for over 20 years.
"He has endured a very difficult five years since his massive stroke in 2015 so spare some time to think of my lovely mate tonight. And watch this space for an update tomorrow."
