Ex-Newcastle defender John Anderson has paid tribute to former team-mate Kevin Keegan, who has revealed he has stage four cancer.
Keegan’s family originally disclosed he had cancer in January and the football world has since rallied around the two-time European footballer of the year, who is having treatment.
“He’s very, very upbeat, very bright all the time, sees the bright side of everything,” Anderson told BBC Radio Newcastle.
“You wish him all the best.
“He is an unbelievable man. He was great here as a player, lifted everybody, but then when he came back as manager, what he brought back with him – that entertainer side.
“Even if he didn’t support Newcastle, they were everybody’s second favourite side.
“Everybody loved to watch them with the style of football that they played. We send all our best wishes to Kevin because he brought an awful lot to this football club.
“You would love to think that he would come back for a game next season and come onto the pitch and get introduced and get the send-off that he thoroughly deserves.
“Knowing the character that he is, he’ll bottle away and keep his spirits high.”
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