Former Liverpool and Newcastle defender Jose Enrique has spoken about his battle with a rare brain tumour.
Enrique, who last year announced his retirement from football due to persistent knee injury, apologised on Instagram for not being around recently and spoke of how recent weeks have been the "toughest of his life".
He also confirmed that he has had surgery to remove the tumour and is now in recovery.
"Sorry i haven't been around much, It has been the toughest few weeks of my life." he said on Instagram.
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"Within the space of one month I have found out the news that I have a rare brain tumor and had surgery to have it removed, I am now in recovery and so thankful, Life is too precious."
Enrique has recently spoken to Spanish publication Marca about discovering the brain tumour.
"We were meeting with Chris Hughton, coach of Brighton, who I had during my time at Newcastle. That night, I began to notice the pain. I arrived at the hotel and thought they were migraines,"
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"During the night I had a brutal headache. The next morning, my vision was blurry. I had my eyes open and I saw double. I had to go to the emergency room and after nine hours there I had a CT scan with neurologists and the test indicated that a vein in my head had collapsed.
"It is a tumour located in a complicated area of the head. It is very rare, it was located behind the eye, that is why I now wear a patch."
Liverpool have since released a statement wishing their former player a speedy recovery.
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"Wishing you a full and speedy recovery, Jose. Our thoughts are with you and your family." they wrote on Twitter.
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