Stefan Lainer, the player of the Austrian national team, will now have to undergo medical treatment for several months. The cancer in his neck was detected extremely early and is considered treatable with drugs.
There is an extremely high chance that he will return to full health and a normal life. Even including professional sports, anything can still be possible.
“We will do everything we can to give Stefan the best possible treatment. We wish him and his family a lot of strength and optimism in the fight against this disease," said Roland Virkus, member of the sports board at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
The German club and Stefan Lainer would like fans and the media to respect the fact that no further details about his treatment and recovery will be made public.
Thus, Borussia Mönchengladbach must do without right-back Stefan Lainer for an indefinite period. On Thursday morning, it was revealed that the 30-year-old is suffering from cancer in the lymph nodes. It was not immediately clear whether the diagnosis was of the Hodgkins variety or not.
The club emphasized that the diagnosis was caught early and that the Austrian will be able to fully recover. "With early detection, it is very well treatable with medication and curable," a club statement said.
Stefan #Lainer wird Borussia mehrere Monate lang fehlen. Im Rahmen einer medizinische 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 ????