Aston Villa have announced today that the club's captain Stiliyan Petrov is winning his battle against leukaemia and is currently in remission.
An official statement from the club read: "It is with great delight that we can confirm on behalf of our long-standing captain, Stiliyan Petrov, that Stan's acute leukaemia is in remission,"
The statement continued to read: " Stan's fight is not over. There will be further battles to overcome in the days, weeks and months ahead. But he would like to share with you this tremendous news now."
Petrov has undergone four long months of chemotherapy and was first diagnosed with acute leukaemia in March, and was kept in the role of club captain by new Villa manager Paul Lambert who took over as manager earlier this summer.
Petrov's latest medical tests have brought the 33 year old Bulgarian his happiest news yet and expressed his gratitude to the medical staff who have been there for him over these past four months.
He continued to place on record his appreciation for all the love and support that the Aston Villa fans, players, colleagues and all the football fans around the world.
Wishing Stiliyan Petrov a speedy recovery!
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