Stiliyan Petrov returns to action for Aston Villa
Stiliyan Petrov could return to professional football for Aston Villa as the club confirmed that he would join the first team for pre-season training.
Petrov retired from football in May 2013 after receiving treatment for leukaemia, having been diagnosed in March 2012, and going into remission in August that year.
In March 2015, Petrov joined Villa's coaching team.
However, in April this year, it was rumoured that Petrov would come out of retirement and attempt to play professional football again for Villa, and he will join the club on their pre-season tour of Austria.
Petrov became club captain for Villa, and played 218 times for the club in his first spell.
Villa were relegated to the Championship at the end of the 2015/16 Premier League season, and were bought by Chinese businessmen Tony Xia.