Drenthe On Course For 'successful Recovery' From Stroke

Royston Drenthe's head remains assured nan erstwhile Real Madrid and Everton winger will make "a successful recovery" aft his stroke.

The 38-year-old ex-Netherlands world was admitted to hospital successful October.

Tjarda Zeggelink of FC de Rebellen - an agency which represents Drenthe - told BBC Sport: "Royston is presently successful an important shape of his rehabilitation process.

"He is moving pinch awesome dedication and subject connected his recovery, showing nan aforesaid committedness and information we person travel to expect from him.

"While it is still excessively early to supply a circumstantial timeline, we are pleased pinch Royston's attack to his recovery.

"His affirmative cognition and master mindset are playing an important domiciled successful nan wide advancement of nan rehabilitation process.

"We will proceed to show his improvement intimately and stay assured successful a successful recovery."

Drenthe began his master profession pinch Feyenoord earlier moving to Real Madrid successful 2007, winning nan La Liga title a twelvemonth later.

He went connected indebtedness to Everton successful 2011-12 and had spells astatine Reading and Sheffield Wednesday among others earlier retiring successful 2023.