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Hertha Berlin winger Jean-Paul Boetius will be sidelined after a tumour was found in one of his testicles.<\/span><\/p>\n The Dutchman, 28 was diagnosed during a routine medical check-up on Wednesday and will undergo surgery on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n He played once for the Netherlands in 2014 and joined Hertha last month.<\/span><\/p>\n “We are full of hope and confidence that Jean-Paul will get healthy and return to our group as soon as possible,” said the club’s sports director Fredi Bobic.<\/span><\/p>\n “Until his return he will get from us all possible support. We will be tight as Hertha family and wish him all the very best.”<\/span><\/p>\n Hertha said Boetius will be out for the foreseeable future and that they will provide further information on his recovery in due course.<\/span><\/p>\n Boetius has spent the last four seasons with Mainz and the ex-Feyenoord player will be the second Bundesliga player in two months to have a testicular tumour removed. <\/span><\/p>\n Former West Ham striker <\/span>Sebastien Haller had surgery in July<\/span><\/a> after being diagnosed during Borussia Dortmund’s pre-season training camp.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n