Former Chelsea and Manchester United star, Wilkin aged 61, had to be rushed to a hospital due to a fall at his home in Cobham, Surrey.

The family is keeping a strict vigil for the football legend and as per the reports he is going through a critical stage as he is fighting for his life.

The midfielder suffered a heart attack and fell at his home after it and the doctors were forced to put him up into an induced coma.

The wife of the star has told a news agency that presently he is in intensive care.

She said:

He is not in a good stat at all, I’m afraid. He’s critically ill.

The cardiac arrest led to a fall which has meant he’s had to be put in an induced coma.

It’s very very bad.

Wilkins, who regularly appears on Alan Brazil’s Talksport breakfast show and Sky Sports as an expert, collapsed on Wednesday at his home in Surrey.

He was heard appearing on the radio a day earlier.

The former international footballer and Chelsea coach is undergoing treatment as of now at St George’s Hospital in Tooting of South London.

Wilkins’ colleague, Alan Brazil, said:

Ray Wilkins is one of the nicest men you could ever wish to meet and working with him on the show is always a joy.

Wilkins met his wife before marriage while she was a secretary for the then-Chelsea manager Eddie McReadie. Just six weeks has passed after their marriage, when Chelsea were relegated and he moved north to play for Manchester United.

He received an MBE at Buckingham Palace in 1993 for his contribution to football sport, who managed to win 84 caps and scored three goals for the national team.

He began his career in the year 1973 with Chelsea, he later played for European giants  like Manchester United, AC Milan, Paris St-Germain and Rangers.

His coaching career came to an end in the year 2015 at Aston Villa due to  the sacking of then-manager Tim Sherwood.

Since then he was pretty much involved as a pundit for Sky Sports, the BBC and Talksport despite fighting for booze problems and ulcerative colitis.

Ray has often complained about his problems and got himself admitted to get help for his alcohol problem after a drink-drive incident in 2013.

He’s also battled very much about depression and was happy to open up to tell about his issues, saying:

I just don’t cope well with rejection. I had depression when I left QPR. I went to see a doctor linked to The Priory at the time.

I was lucky enough to. play until I was 40, 41 but when time decided I could no longer continue, I struggled in a way I’m sure a lot of sportsmen do.

It’s hard to replace what sport gives you.

It’s safe to say everyone is hoping one of the nicest men in football pulls through.

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