Former Chelsea and Juventus star Gianluca Vialli has revealed that he has been fighting a battle with cancer for over a year.
The 54-year-old, who played for his hometown club Cremonese and Sampdoria before starring with the Old Lady and the Pensioners, was speaking to Corriere della Sera, as quoted by Calciomercato.
The revelations were made ahead of the release of his upcoming autobiography, and Vialli admitted: “It would be better not to write it but it wasn’t possible. It was a part of my life that I had to live with bravery, and I’ve learned something from it.