Ajax give update on Van der Sar's condition following hospital admission | OneFootball

Ajax have released a statement giving an update on Edwin van der Sar’s condition following his admission to hospital last week.

The former Manchester United goalkeeper had been in intensive in Croatia following a bleed to his brain.

But now the club, via Van der Sar’s wife Annemarie, have confirmed that the 52-year-old has been repatriated to the Netherlands and is in a non-life-threatening condition.

“Edwin has been repatriated from Croatia on Friday evening and is currently in the intensive care unit of a Dutch hospital,” a statement read.

“His situation remains the same: stable, in a non-life-threatening condition and communicative. The Van der Sar family would like to express their deep gratitude to the ‘University Hospital of Split’ for their great care during the last week.

“Edwin has to remain in the intensive care unit where he will be investigated further, and the family fervently hope he can focus on his recovery afterwards.”