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Marcus Maddison, who quit football at 27 before performing a u-turn, has launched a fundraising page for a career-saving operation.

The former Peterborough United and Bolton Wanderers winger walked out on professional football in April last year.

He wrote a lengthy online post at the time, saying that the football industry "broke" him.

Maddison would later make a u-turn and joined eighth tier side Spalding United last year. He also spoke of his intentions to return to the EFL at some point but now has launched a GoFundMe page to try and pay for a knee operation.

Maddison claims that the cost of the surgery is £3,000 and that without it he will be unable to run again, never mind play football.

On his Instagram page Maddison said: “Hi guys this post is reaching out which is hard for me to do but I have nowhere else to turn. After a year out sorting myself out mentally this operation on my knee is my last hurdle, without it I will never run again never mind play football.

“To those who don’t know me or my journey, My name is Marcus Maddison, I am 28 years old and was a professional football player until last year when my mental health took hold of me. I couldn’t see any way out of the depression that had engulfed me.

"I took a step back from my