LEE’S DISTRESS

Mayo star Keegan is upset at rumours about his health

THE 2016 Footballer of the Year Lee Keegan says he’s ‘disappointed’ by a rumour suggesting he is suffering from a serious illness.

The Mayo star underwent two separate surgical procedures in recent weeks, one on each of his hips, and looks set to be sidelined for between four and five months as he rehabilitates from those operations.

However, the 28 year-old felt he needed to clarify the situation about his general health following widespread speculation in GAA circles recently, suggesting he had been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a condition that affects the nervous system.

‘I’m feeling great, body-wise and health-wise I’m brilliant, and the operations on my hips went really well.

‘I definitely can confirm that I don’t have MS, which is a very serious condition and something that really shouldn’t be discussed in the manner that it has been,’ said Keegan (right).

‘Just in terms of my family being asked about my health, I felt it was important to clarify the situation. I’m 100 per cent fine and healthy, and thankfully have no illness like that.

‘I was disappointed to see my family upset by the rumours.

‘And it’s not nice for people who do have MS, for my name to be thrown around in conversations like that, with false rumours.

‘I was disappointed that a false story like that went around so quick, and I just wanted people to know that it wasn’t true.”

Keegan’s recent hip surgeries mean he will miss a significant