Kevin Campbell is ‘very unwell’ in hospital as Arsenal and Everton both provided an update on their former player following news of his ill health.
It emerged on Sunday that Campbell had been reportedly ‘rushed to hospital’ with former footballers Ray Parlour and Trevor Sinclair offering public support.
The 54-year-old won a number of major trophies at Arsenal having progressed through the Hale End academy during his 10-year stint at the north London club.
Campbell recently fell ill and while his current condition remains unknown, his former clubs Arsenal and Everton have confirmed that he is ‘very unwell’.
‘Everyone at the club is sending love to Kevin Campbell and his family, following news that our former striker is very unwell,’ Arsenal said in a statement on Monday. ‘We’re thinking of you.’
Campbell played a total of 209 games for Arsenal between 1985 and 1995, producing 55 goals and 20 assists.
He is also well known for his successful spell at Everton, where he scored 50 times and provided eight assist across 160 appearances.
The Toffees posted their own statement on Sunday which read: ‘We have been made aware our former striker Kevin Campbell is currently very unwell.
‘Not just a great footballer but an incredible person, Kevin is, and always has been, a fighter and we wish him and his family well at this challenging time. Sending all our love.’
Fans of both Arsenal and Everton have been flooding social media with messages of support for the hospitalised Campbell.
‘The man is a legend, his smile always brightened up Highbury,’ Arsenal supporter @Wroot1FM posted on X. ‘Stay strong.’
Everton fan @LeeFMc83 added: ‘Twenty-five years ago we were in need of a hero. Duncan had been sold from under our noses and relegation loomed. You stepped up and saved us.
‘Now you’re one of us, every single Evertonian is there for you big man. Come on Super Kevin Campbell.’
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