Maradona suffering from alcohol withdrawal symptoms, has 'episodes of confusion' and needs to 'clean up' says doctor

DIEGO MARADONA is still in hospital suffering from 'episodes of confusion' linked to alcohol withdrawal symptoms, according to his doctor.

The Argentina legend, 60, underwent emergency surgery to remove a blood clod on his brain on Tuesday.

Maradona had been due to leave hospital soon after the operation, with many local reports suggesting he would be out by Thursday evening.

But the Gimnasia y Esgrima boss has now been sedated by doctors after enduring 'episodes of confusion' linked to alcohol withdrawal symptoms, according to a member of his medial team.

Maradona's long-time doctor Alfredo Cahe told Argentine outlet TyC Sports via ESPN revealed the situation is now 'unmanageable', revealing he is suffering from liver and heart problems.

Cahe said: "He has to have treatment to stop drinking alcohol.

"All of his family is in agreement that Diego as he is now is unmanageable.

"We need to take the bull by the horns.

"He has liver problems, cardiovascular problems.

"It's not his brain on one hand, his liver on another, his stomach. It's a mix of things.

"We need to clean Diego up, and then we'll see.

"He is still a complicated patient."

Cahe added Maradona needs to be somewhere he can receive 'permanent help'.

The doctor added: "What Diego's future is going to look like is a mystery, and it worries me.

"He can't go home like this."

Maradona was admitted to the hospital on Monday – three days after his most-recent public appearance on his 60th birthday when he had obvious problems talking and walking.

The blood clot on his brain is thought to have been the result of an old head injury and was detected during a CT scan.

Maradona had earlier agreed to be hospitalised after his health deteriorated.

Doctor Leopoldo Luque had claimed Maradona is 'not well psychologically' and had been 'very sad for a week' in the run-up to his blood clot diagnosis, while a journalist friend claimed the boss had anaemia.

Maradona's former girlfriend, Rocio Oliva, had earlier claimed she believed the 1986 World Cup winner's health problems were because of booze.

Oliva said: "Diego’s problem is alcohol and it’s well known.

“Diego is still drinking and whoever says he isn’t is a liar.

"He needs to be treated for his alcohol addiction.”

Last June, Maradona was forced to deny he had incurable Alzheimer’s disease after Argentine newspaper Cronica published a report pointing to him suffering 'neurological problems'.

He posted a video on his Instagram page insisting he was 'not dying' from the irreversible brain disorder, saying the newspaper was 'lying'.

The football great was also at the centre of concerns about his health in 2018.

Maradona had to be helped away from his VIP box and assisted by medical staff when Argentina narrowly avoided an early World Cup exit in Russia with a dramatic late goal against Nigeria.

Two Spanish-language recordings which went viral – recorded by the same man and released shortly after the match – claimed he had suffered a fatal heart attack.

One said an adrenaline injection to his heart had failed to save him and the Argentine squad were yet to be told he had passed away in hospital.

Maradona reacted by offering a four-figure reward to identify the person who tried to fool the world into believing he was dead.

He promised more than £8,000 through his lawyer to anyone who could help him unmask the man responsible for killing him off.

It also forced him to put out a statement confirming he was alive – and had simply overdone it on the white wine.

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