Jonas Gutierrez gets green signal in his fight against testicular cancer

Newcastle United winger Jonas Gutierrez has reportedly been given the all clear in his fight with testicular cancer.

The winger revealed that he had been undergoing chemotherapy, following the diagnosis of testicular cancer, in native Argentina in September. But he announced on Monday through Twitter, that he has been given a medical discharge.

Gutierrez tweeted his thanks to everyone who accompanied him through his battle with cancer, especially his family, parents, brother, godmother, friends and '@alemaglietti', The Independent reported.

He then retweeted congratulatory messages from followers, while Newcastle also tweeted their congratulations. Newcastle posted that 'everyone at '#NUFC' is delighted to share the news that '@elgalgojonas' has been discharged from hospital in Argentina '#UnitedWithJonas'.

Gutierrez joined Newcastle from Real Mallorca in July 2008, and became a fan favourite, after helping the club win the Championship, in his second season with the Magpies.

However, he was largely unused by manager Alan Pardew in 2013-14, and was allowed to join Norwich, on loan for the second half of the campaign, where he made his last league appearance in a 1-0 defeat to West Brom in April, the report added.