Former Chelsea captain John Terry has sent a touching message to club legend Gianluca Vialli, telling him to "keep fighting" as he battles pancreatic cancer. The former Italy striker has already undergone two courses of chemotherapy for the tumour that was discovered in 2017.
In November 2018, Vialli announced he had overcome the illness, but it reappeared shortly after before he was given the all-clear in April 2020 after 17 months. However, it was reported that in December 2021, the pancreatic cancer had returned.
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 striker scored 21 goals in three years for the Blues, becoming the player-manager in 1998 before taking the full-time role in 1999 until 2000.
