LIVERPOOL MIDFIELDER THIAGO Alcantara has tested positive for coronavirus.
The 29-year-old, who joined from Bayern Munich this month, will now self-isolate.
A Liverpool statement read: “Thiago Alcantara has tested positive for Covid-19 and is currently self-isolating according to the necessary guidelines.
“The club has, and will continue to follow, all protocols relating to Covid-19 and Thiago will remain in self-isolation for the required period of time.”
Thiago made his Liverpool debut in their 2-0 Premier League win at Chelsea but missed Monday’s 3-1 victory over Arsenal, with boss Jurgen Klopp saying he was not fit enough.
“After the international break, he will be fine,” the German told Sky Sports.
“For sure and that’s the situation at the moment, he isn’t fit enough to be available tonight and that’s it.”
Thiago Alcantara has tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently self-isolating according to the necessary guidelines.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 29, 2020
The club has, and will continue to follow, all protocols relating to COVID-19 and Thiago will remain in self-isolation for the required period of time.
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Yeah right they’d pull out of RWC15. They would have rioting on the streets of every city and town in NZ if they tried that one. If you’re going to bluff at least try something believable.
Could you imagine if Brazil pulled out of the FIFA World Cup? Or India from the cricket? Or Kilkenny from the GAA?? It’s ridiculous to suggest a move like that. I thought Aussies were bad last week, but this is just ludicrous!
At least threaten to do something that you might actually do without the realistic of a national mutiny!
Wingin gits..
While we are on the subject off the All-Blacks does anyone know why time can be made to accommodate the Haka, but time can’t be made to play Amhrán na bhFiann and Ireland Call?
It was always the Poms who were accused of whinging by our Southern Hemisphere cousins. However this World Cup has shown the Aussies and now the Kiwi’s to be even better at it. Could they not work out the costs BEFORE hosting it? Could they not get the NZ government to put a tournament tax on the profit bars, hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions have made from the visiting teams supporters. Maybe they expect the IRB to pay for the cost of the damage done by the earthquake as well? Boycott 2015 ….yeah right. What a shower.
Or Man Utd pulling out of the FA Cup?….oh.