Mexico defender Miguel Layun had surgery to remove a cancerous tumour and has been given the all-clear, he has announced.
The 30-year-old, who joined Monterrey from Spanish club Villarreal in January, had a brief spell in England with Watford earlier in his career before moving to La Liga via a stint with Porto.
He revealed that a routine check-up showed he had cancer but that it was caught at a stage where it could be removed by doctors.
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In a video interview released by Monterrey, Layun said: "My wife and I decided to have a general health check and there was a small surprise that neither my wife nor I had imagined.