Former Scotland manager and Motherwell player George Burley is undergoing cancer treatment, Ipswich Town have announced.

The ex-Scotland international, who managed the national team from January 2008 to November 2009, was diagnosed after feeling unwell earlier this year.

Full-back Burley joined Motherwell in 1989 and made 62 appearances in a two-year spell. He briefly returned as player-coach in 1993.

Burley, 68, played for Ipswich from 1973 to 1985 and completed 500 appearances for the club. He was manager at Ipswich from 1994 to 2002.

“It has been a difficult time, but I am feeling much brighter now,” Burley said. “In fact, I am able to get to matches at Portman Road and I am enjoying watching the team playing back in the Premier League.

“We are grateful to the club for the support they have shown me and my family and I would ask that everyone is respectful of our privacy at this time.”