Brazil says he will be back on the radio in 'weeks'
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TalkSPORT radio host Alan Brazil, who is recovering from a life-saving operation, says he will return to the airwaves in "weeks".
In an update on Instagram, the 66-year-old former Ipswich Town and Scotland forward declared: "As you can see, I'm beginning to improve rapidly, which is great news. I was nearly gone, I don't mind telling you."
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Brazil, who has not revealed details of the surgery, has been absent from his breakfast show since March.
"It's a miracle what's happened," said Brazil. "[The] NHS, brilliant. I can't thank the people at Cambridge enough, they've saved my life basically.
'Lucky boy'
In Monday's message, recorded while he sat outside in a garden in Suffolk, he said: "I'm on the mend, I'm missing radio. I will be back.
"Thank you for all the messages [of support], I really appreciate it and I'm a lucky boy."
He finished his message: "It won't be long now, a few weeks... Brazil is back."
He has hosted TalkSPORT's breakfast show for more than 25 years.
Brazil won the UEFA Cup with Ipswich Town in 1981 [Getty Images]Brazil made more than 150 league appearances for Ipswich and went on to play for Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, before finishing his playing career at non-league Wivenhoe Town near Colchester in Essex.
The Glaswegian racked up 13 Scotland caps and also turned out for Coventry and Queens Park Rangers during his career.
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