Former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has been moved to a hospital in the Netherlands after suffering bleeding around his brain whilst on holiday with his family in Croatia.
Ajax shared the news initially about Van der Sar with the public on July 7 before he spent a week recovering in an intensive care unit in Croatia.
However, in a new statement released by Ajax, Van der Sar’s wife Annemarie van Kesteren confirmed he returned to his homeland on Friday.
The 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.”
Van der Sar made 266 appearances for the Reds and helped us win four Premier League titles and the Champions League in 2008.
A number of his former clubs and teammates have paid their respects over the past week.
The former Netherlands keeper won 130 caps for his country. He retired from playing after leaving United in 2011.
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