Manchester United and Barcelona sent messages of help to Louis van Gaal after the Netherlands instruct revealed he is preventing prostate cancer.
Dutch veteran Van Gaal is a former boss at Old Trafford and Camp Nou, and both clubs wanted him properly after Sunday's declaration.
It changed into found out by Van Gaal on Dutch TV show Humberto that he has undergone 25 rounds of radiation treatment.
The 70-year-old has persisted to paintings and did no longer tell his gamers of his situation when the Netherlands squad were given together in March for friendlies in opposition to Denmark and Germany.
Van Gaal had two spells as Barcelona head educate and gained LaLiga titles in 1998 and 1999, even as he guided United to the FA Cup in 2016 at the quit of a two-yr stint in England.
Barcelona stated: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to former Barca supervisor Louis van Gaal, who has been recognized with prostate cancer. Stay strong, Louis, and get properly quickly."
Todo nuestro apoyo y solidaridad con Louis Van Gaal, que ha anunciado que sufre un cáncer de próstata. Deseamos que tenga una rápida y overall recuperación. Stand out news Madrid have Mbappe's top rate prepared and waitingBarca formally announce deal with SpotifyUkraine's Stepanenko calls for World Cup play-off to be not on time once more"Lukaku leaving? We can not buy or promote"¡Mucha fuerza, Louis! Percent.Twitter.Com/poft7HABkF
United despatched their best wishes, declaring: "Everybody at Manchester United is absolutely at the back of our former supervisor, Louis van Gaal, in his battle towards cancer. Sending you strength and courage, Louis "
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Former England striker Gary Lineker, who performed for Barcelona in the Eighties, wrote on Twitter: "Sending best desires and hopes for a full healing to Louis Van Gaal, who announced on Dutch tv tonight that he is fighting prostate most cancers."