Gianluca Vialli Chelsea

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.

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 ...