Las Palmas captain Kirian Rodriguez has revealed that he has suffered a relapse of most cancers and can miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season to endure chemotherapy.
The 28-year-old midfielder, who needed to pause his profession through the 2022-23 season attributable to Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a type of blood most cancers, shared the information on Las Palmas’ YouTube channel on Thursday.
“Yesterday, they informed me I’ve had a most cancers relapse. I’ve to cease for one more six months and undergo extra chemotherapy to combat in opposition to the illness,” Rodriguez defined.
He added, “I hope to have the ability to return within the 2025-26 season as a result of I’m 100% satisfied that the membership, gamers, and workers will nonetheless be within the prime flight.”
Rodriguez had made 21 appearances for Las Palmas this season, serving to them sit fifteenth in La Liga, simply two factors above the relegation zone.
Regardless of his private problem, Rodriguez requested that his teammates concentrate on their upcoming match in opposition to Villarreal, selecting to announce the information alone. He thanked his teammates and workers for his or her assist throughout this troublesome time.