Borussia Monchengladbach confirm defender Stefan Lainer sidelined with lymphoma
- Rob Fleming
- 27 July 2023
Borussia Monchengladbach has made an announcement regarding Stefan Lainer, revealing that he has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a form of cancer.
Borussia Monchengladbach have announced Stefan Lainer has been diagnosed with lymphoma and will be missing for several months.
The Austria defender will now undergo several months of treatment for the cancer, which the Bundesliga club said was detected early and can be treated with medication.
They added there is an extremely high chance Lainer, 30, will make a full recovery and could return to professional football.
Sporting director Roland Virkus told the club's website: "We will do all we can to get Stevie the best possible treatment.
"We wish him and his family lots of strength and optimism in the fight against this disease."
Stefan #Lainer wird Borussia mehrere Monate lang fehlen. Im Rahmen einer medizinischer Untersuchungen wurde bei ihm eine Lymphknotenkrebserkrankung diagnostiziert. Zur Behandlung muss sich Stevie einer mehrmonatigen Therapie unterziehen.
— Borussia (@borussia) July 27, 2023
Stevie, wir stehen hinter dir 💚
