Petrov plans football comeback

Stiliyan Petrov says he wants to return to football and rejoin his former club Aston Villa in their bid for promotion back to the Premier League next season.

The Bulgarian was forced to retire from the game after being diagnosed with acute leukaemia four years ago and underwent three spells of chemotherapy.

However, the 36-year-old has been training with Villa’s U21 team and, at the launch of the Stiliyan Petrov Foundation golf day at The Belfry next month, he said his fitness is returning and is keen to make a comeback to the professional game.

“I’m looking forward to a return to football again,” he said. “I’ve told Aston Villa that I’m ready to start a pre-season with them. Obviously they will always have the first look.

“I’ve been working close to the idea for a year-and-a-half and I’ve managed to come a long way. I started gradually with slow runs then I moved to five-a-side and then 11-a-side and half a pitch, then Sunday league.

‘I’ve been given permission to train with Villa U21s for the last four months. We’ve done a couple of tests in the last two weeks and …

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