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Jimmy Greaves visits Tottenham's training ground

Jimmy Greaves pictured in 2009
Image: Jimmy Greaves pictured in 2009

Jimmy Greaves met a number of former teammates when he paid a visit to the Tottenham training ground on Friday.

The 77-year-old, who played for Spurs between 1961 and 1970, popped into the club's Hotspur Way training complex where he was greeted by Pat Jennings, Cliff Jones and Alan Gilzean.

Greaves, who also played for Chelsea, Milan and West Ham, as well as England, suffered a stroke in 2015.

Tottenham posted a photograph of Greaves, sitting in a wheelchair, on their official Twitter site.

Also pictured is Argentinian great Ossie Ardiles who moved to White Hart Lane after the 1978 World Cup.

Jimmy Greaves playing for Spurs against Leicester City in 1968
Image: Jimmy Greaves playing for Spurs against Leicester City in 1968

Greaves scored 124 goals in 157 appearances for Chelsea, before signing for Italian giants AC Milan.

He returned to England when Tottenham paid a then-British record fee of £99,999, and went on to score 220 goals in 321 games for the club.

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Greaves was a member of the England squad which triumphed in the 1966 World Cup.

Although he played in the group stage, he was injured against France and his place in the team went to Geoff Hurst who netted a hat-trick in the final against Germany at Wembley.

In 57 appearances for the national team between 1959 and 1967, Greaves scored 44 goals.

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