Paul Gascoigne has returned to rehab to help him stay "alcohol free" in 2017, days after he fractured his skull in a row at a hotel.
His spokesman Terry Baker said the star wanted to "get free of his demons".
A statement on the Facebook page of A1 Sporting Speakers asked people to "say a prayer" for the ex-England international.
Mr Baker said: "Paul wants to let everyone know that he has gone into rehab.
"He is making a serious effort to get free of his demons and trying to become alcohol free for 2017.
"I'm not religious at all but if any of you are, say a prayer for him."
Mr Baker described 2016 as Gascoigne's "annus horribilis" after the death of 22-year-old nephew Jay Kerrigan-Gascoigne.
Mr Kerrigan-Gascoigne was found dead at his girlfriend's flat in Gateshead following a long-running battle with mental health issues.
Gascoigne's new stint in rehab comes just over a week after the 49-year-old suffered a fractured skull at a London hotel.
Posting on Twitter after the incident at the Ace Hotel in Shoreditch, he said: "Hi everyone I got jumped kicked down the stairs I've got 15 stitches in my head I've a fractured skull 2 broken fingers 8 teeth nicked."
The former Newcastle United and Tottenham player, who got 57 England caps, has suffered from alcoholism for more than 20 years.
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