Edwin van der Sar: Former Manchester United goalkeeper reveals he is out of intensive care after bleed on his brain

Former Netherlands goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has been moved out of intensive care following a bleed on the brain.

The ex-Manchester United and Ajax goalkeeper, 52, was taken to hospital while on holiday in Croatia before he was transferred to a Dutch hospital.

He has now revealed he is still in hospital, but is no longer in the intensive care unit.

“I’m happy to share that I’m no longer in the intensive care unit,” Van der Sar said in a statement on Twitter.

“However, I’m still in hospital. I hope to go home next week and take the next step in my recovery.”

Van der Sar made 266 appearances for Manchester United, winning three Premier League titles and the 2008 Champions League.

Van der Sar stepped down from his role as Ajax chief executive in May after they failed to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 14 years.

“After almost eleven years on the board, I am done,” Van der Sar said in a statement at the time.

“We have experienced wonderful things together, but it has also been an incredibly tough period.

“I am very grateful for the people I have met and worked with during my second career at Ajax, and what we have achieved and been through together. I feel the need to take some distance, to get some rest, and to do other things.

“It doesn’t feel good to take decisions about the future of this wonderful club in the coming period. That is why I have decided to resign.”