Huth has suspected meningitis
Stoke City defender Robert Huth has suspected meningitis and is awaiting the outcome of hospital checks, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.
"The German international is due to undergo further tests to determine the strain of meningitis and the prognosis in terms of his recovery," the club said on their website (www.stokecityfc.com).
Stoke start the new season with a league game at promoted Reading on August 18 but manager Tony Pulis said that was of secondary concern.
"It's a massive, massive worry for us but the most important thing right now is Robert's health and we are keeping our fingers crossed he'll be okay," said Pulis.
"He started to feel unwell last week ... and then felt a lot worse over the weekend."
Huth, 27, has previously played for Chelsea and Middlesbrough, from where he joined Stoke for a 5 million pound ($7.83 million) fee in 2009.
In June this year he agreed a new deal with the club to keep him at the Britannia Stadium until the end of the 2015/16 season, according to the Premier League's official website (www.premierleague.com).
