England legend Paul Gascoigne could reportedly have a chemical capsule implanted in order to stop him from drinking alcohol.

The 46-year-old entered rehab in the United States earlier this year, but appears to have reverted back to his drinking ways.

Gascoigne's family are eager for the former footballer to have the capsule, which makes you violently sick if you drink alcohol, but he is unable to spend a week without booze, which is needed before an implant is inserted, according to the Daily Star.

Gascoigne has been charged with two counts of common assault following an incident with his ex-wife Sheryl at the Stevenage railway station.