Gianluca Vialli Chelsea

GIANLUCA VIALLI'S mother rushed to London from Italy to be by her son's side after his condition worsened this week, Italian reports claim.The former.

[Chelsea](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196660/chelsea/) legend [John Terry](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/john-terry/) sent his will wishes to Vialli following the news that he had stepped away from his role with Italy. [cancer returned in 2021](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/17105967/chelsea-gianluca-vialli-cancer-second/), and Italian newspaper [Corriere Della Sera](https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.corriere.it%2Fsport%2Fcalcio%2F22_dicembre_20%2Fvialli-ricoverato-londra-grave-cb6f31e2-8032-11ed-8d72-69c6a5e86cfe.shtml) claim his condition has worsened recently. [Chelsea](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196660/chelsea/) and [Italy](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196719/italy/) striker is claimed to be receiving treatment in hospital as he battles pancreatic cancer. [given the all-clear in 2020](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/11383134/chelsea-gianluca-vialli-all-clear-cancer/). [stepped away from his role with the Italian national team](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20753734/chelsea-gianluca-vialli-cancer-return/) to focus on his fight against the illness. "The goal is to use all the psycho-physical energies to help my body overcome this phase of the disease, so that I will be able as soon as possible to face new adventures and share them with all of you."

Chelsea legend Gianluca Vialli is currently battling pancreatic cancer, with the illness returning last summer.

Messages have come pouring in for him since the news broke, including plenty of messages from those associated with Chelsea. Vialli played out the majority of his career in Italy, playing for the likes of Cremonese, Sampdoria and Juventus before moving to Chelsea in 1996. The former Italy striker has already undergone two courses of chemotherapy for the tumour that was discovered in 2017. However, it was reported that in December 2021, the pancreatic cancer had returned. [Mirror ](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/gianluca-vialli-admitted-hospital-fears-28776088)adds that he has been admitted to hospital in London for treatment. The 58-year-old had a spell in charge of Watford before moving into non-management roles, including punditry and commentary before becoming the delegation chief for the Italian men's national team but he had to step down from that position earlier this month to focus on his battle with cancer.

The former Chelsea player and manager is battling pancreatic cancer after being re-diagnosed with the disease in 2021. The 58-year-old stepped down from his ...

Gianluca Vialli is battling pancreatic cancer after the disease returned last summer. The Italy and Chelsea legend left his role with his homeland's ...

He can count on each of us, because we are a team, on and off the pitch" President of the Italian Football Federation, Gabriele Gravina, also commented on Vialli's decision and mooted a future return for the 59-cap star. He joined Ruud Gullit’s Chelsea in 1996 and became player-manager in 1998 before one season at [Watford](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/watford-fc) in 2001-02. The Italian has described the cancer as "an unwanted guest" and "a travellong companion that I would have gladly avoided”. The two celebrated Italy’s Euro 2020 triumph together at Wembley last summer. [Juventus](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/juventus-fc) to claim another Serie A title, the [Champions League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/champions-league), a UEFA Cup and an Italian Cup.