Gutierrez cancer torment revelation piles pressure on Pardew

Jonas Gutierrez paid his own medical bills to treat his testicular cancer and has revealed that when he returned to Newcastle United after his initial surgery, he was asked to find a new club.

The surprise revelation came from the winger, who explained in an emotional interview broadcast on Argentinian TV that he had discovered a lump on his testicle that had not gone away after a clash with Bacary Sagna following Newcastle’s 1-0 loss at home to Arsenal in May 2013. He played two games early last season but in October, he sought medical advice.

“The doctors diagnosed cancer and they decided to operate me immediately because I had this tumour,” he explained.