“Kevin is grateful to the medical crew for his or her intervention and ongoing care.

“Throughout this tough time, the household are requesting privateness, and can be making no additional remark.”

Newcastle put a message out to “King Kev” on social media, saying, “We’re with you each step of the way in which. Hoping for a full and speedy restoration”.

Talking earlier than the Magpies performed Leeds United on Wednesday, Newcastle supervisor Eddie Howe instructed Sky Sports activities: “Actually unhappy information. Kevin is an absolute icon of this soccer membership, not simply as a participant however as a supervisor. An inspirational determine.

“I have been fortunate sufficient to satisfy him a number of occasions. He is been so variety and beneficiant together with his time and his phrases for me. We want him nicely, the entire metropolis is behind him and with him each step of the way in which.”

Howe added post-match: “We need to produce the same crew [to Keegan’s Newcastle]. We wish everybody to be determined to come back and watch the crew and follow the crew proper till the tip since you by no means know what’s across the nook.

“You by no means know the way a recreation can finish. With Kevin’s crew, that was actually the case.

“We wish that to be the identical with us and we would like supporters to like the crew in the identical approach.”

Liverpool stated “the ideas and assist of everybody” on the membership had been with Keegan.

“All of us at LFC and official former gamers affiliation Endlessly Reds ship our greatest needs to Kevin, his household and buddies,” added the Anfield aspect.

“Sending our power and like to Kevin and his household right now,” stated Manchester Metropolis.

The Soccer Affiliation, Premier League and a number of different golf equipment additionally despatched Keegan messages of assist.