Barcelona have been rocked by the news that head coach Tito Vilanova could be forced to step down from his role after it emerged that he has suffered a relapse of a tumor he had last year.
The 44 year-old, who took over from Pep Guardiola earlier this year, endured emergency surgery in November 2011 on his parotid gland, and wide-scale reports from Spain say Vilanova's tumor has become malignant again.
Vilanova guided the Blaugrana to the best-ever start in La Liga as they have gone unbeaten for 16 games, and sit atop of the table with 46 points, holding a 13-point lead over arch-rivals Real Madrid.
The news about Vilanova's health problems comes only one day after defender Eric Abidal got the green light to make his comeback after spending the majority of 2012 on the sidelines due to a liver transplant.
Barcelona have yet to comment on the matter, but cancelled a Christmas lunch with the media, and are expected to release an official statement later on Wednesday.
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Source: Goal
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