Sky Sports commentator Jamie Redknapp (L) waits pitch-side with former Newcastle players Kieron Dyer (C) and David Ginola (R) ahead of the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur at St James' Park in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, north east England on October 17, 2021. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
At just 44 years of age, former England international, Kieron Dyer, was apparently close to death before being given a life-saving liver transplant.
According to the Daily Mail, Dyer, who had playing stints at Ipswich Town, Newcastle United, West Ham, QPR and Middlesbrough, had contracted a rare disease known as primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Eleven weeks ago, Dyer was in Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge and, according to the report, was being ravaged by the disease.
A friend who had visited him had apparently told his wife that he didn’t expect the former professional to survive and the picture below shows just how ill he was.
Fortunately, a donor liver was made available at the 11th hour and Dyer is now on the way to a full recovery.
