Gianluca Vialli

Vialli, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer for a second time in 2021, announced last week that he is leaving his role as a coach for Italy's national ...

Gianluca Vialli's mother has rushed over to London to visit him in hospital amid his cancer fight. 'Knowing your extraordinary attachment to the Maglia Azzurra [blue jersey], I understood that such a step on your part can only have one meaning: the game you are playing is taking a lot of effort! 'I will keep fighting, because I want to be here for many more years. Concerns are growing for the health of Gianluca Vialli after his mother and brother travelled to London to visit him in hospital where he is being treated for pancreatic cancer, according to Italian media reports. Former Chelsea boss Gianluca Vialli's mother and brother have 'rushed over from Italy to be by his side' at a London hospital where he is battling cancer after his condition took a turn for the worse - Vialli's mother and brother came to London to be by his side over the weekend

Gianluca Vialli has quit his role as Italys head of delegation because of cancer. He was diagnosed in 2019.

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). The football star has quit his role as the head of the Italy delegation to focus on his health. He said Vialli is the Italian champion and will remain the same in the future. Their goal is to use his psycho-physical energies to heal his body and overcome the disease. He added that Vialli should count on them to be by his side because they are a ‘team on and off the pitch’. He thanked the star for his hard work and dedication.

Gianluca Vialli's mother jetted to London from Italy to be by the Chelsea icon and former Italy boss' side after his condition worsened as he fights cancer.

But despite his success, Vialli was sacked at the start of the 2000/01 season after several internal spats with players. Vialli replaced Ruud Gullit as player manager in 1998, and retired in 1999 to focus on his role as Blues boss. He was part of the Italian national team's setup as their head of delegation, but recently stepped down from his role in order to focus all of his energy on battling cancer. Vialli has been battling pancreatic cancer for the second time after he initially contracted, and defeated the disease in 2017. [fond memories](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fans-prepare-classy-gianluca-20759522) of the retired striker at Stamford Bridge. [Vialli's birthplace Cremona](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-gianluca-vialli-castle-mansion-23507290), the following day.

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.