FORMER Newcastle and England football star Paul Gascoigne was today given another chance to fight off a move to make him bankrupt.
The case against Gascoigne, who owes the taxman £32,000, was adjourned for a further two weeks at a brief hearing at the High Court in London.
Today's proceedings followed a hearing in February when Deputy Registrar Clive Jones agreed to adjourn a petition for bankruptcy for six weeks - until today - to give the 43-year-old the chance to pay.
Today another registrar heard that a proposal has now been put forward by Gascoigne which would enable him to pay off the full debt to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs within a structured timescale.
If his proposal is accepted it would have the effect of staying bankruptcy proceedings against him.
Mr Registrar Jaques adjourned the case until April 13.
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