STRENGTH: A player of the Athletic suffers a tumor in a testicle

A defender of the Athletic of Bilbao that debuts this season 2016-17 with the first Basque team, Yeray Álvarez, suffers a tumor in the right testicle and will have to be taken part in the next days, in concrete the Tuesday of the next week, without that there is still a time estimated of drop.

In any case, the dangerous ailment causes that it was practically descartado for the eliminatory of eighth of final of Glass of the King 2016-17 against the FC Barcelona, since to day of today the big priority is the health of the footballer, after it have known this same Friday to the midday the illness, of which have informed to the media the doctor of the Athletic, Lekue, and the president Josu Urrutia.

"The illness will depend on what obtain from the surgery"

"Yeray Moved us does few days that suffered some annoyances inespecíficas in the right testicle. Yesterday it subjected to a study ecográfico that put us in alarm. This morning we have pautado another series of proofs and these have revealed that suffers a tumor that requires extirpation. We have to act with celerity, always in accordance with the player and his family".

"The evolution of the process and the illness will depend on what obtain from the own surgery and parameters controlled from surgery", has explained the boss of the medical services of the Athletic, the one who also has recognised that "the first impression allows us be moderately optimistic. The player is well and his physical state is good. It is in the phase to digest the news and assimilate what has".

Yeray Álvarez, a strong and mature footballer

The president of the Athletic, Josu Urrutia, has accompanied to the doctor Lekue in the press conference, standing out that the player "is strong and sober, showing also maturity in a so difficult situation. It is optimistic and we also are it. We do not go him to leave alone and knows that this drink go it to carry between all".

"We go him to reinforce because it also is ours responsibility that keep these levels of strength and tranquility that always has showed", has expressed the maximum leader of the group rojiblanco.

We remember that Yeray has debuted this season in the first team of the Athletic, carrying already to his backs 17 official parties since it debuted against the Sassuolo. From "FCBN" take advantage of to send him all the strength and possible spirit, wishing him a prompt recovery and see him, if possible, in the Camp Nou against the FC Barcelona, was in Glass or in League this season.