Former Premier League superstar fighting for his life in hospital

Former Bolton striker Ivan Klasnic [PHOTO: COURTESY]

Former Bolton striker Ivan Klasnic fighting for survival after kidney failure.

The Croatian forward, 36, underwent a transplant in 2006 but the organ donated by his mother was rejected by his body.

A kidney donated from his father a year later looked to have saved his life – but now he has been told by doctors that he must have a third transplant.

The former Premier League striker is currently waiting to see if there is a living donor that could be a match.

Following the 2007 transplant, Klasnic returned to football and moved from Bremen to Bolton, where he netted 20 times in 77 games.

Possible donors related to the player, such as siblings, appear to no longer be an option because his body has now formed antibodies which make relatives’ organs too dangerous to transplant.

The former Bolton striker has to go to his local hospital in the German city of Hamburg three times a week for dialysis.