Former Chelsea winger Jesper Gronkjaer has opened up on leaving behind his career as a pundit to become a builder.

The ex-Denmark international joined the Blues from Ajax for a £7.8million fee in 2000, and went on to spend four years at Stamford Bridge.

During this time, he made 119 appearances and scored 11 goals, before spells at Birmingham City , Atletico Madrid and Stuttgart.

Gronkjaer finished his playing days back in Denmark with Copenhagen, and hung up his boots in 2011.

In the years since, the 48-year-old has taken up media work with Swedish TV channel Viaplay.

Life after football has at times proved a struggle for the Dane, who was forced to take nine months off work in 2021 amid a four-year battle with depression and stress.

But the 48-year-old has revealed he is fari

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