Chelsea midfielder Kai Havertz has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating.
Chelsea head coach Frank Lampard confirmed Havertz’s positive test ahead of their Champions League success over Rennes on Wednesday, and later on revealed that the midfielder was suffering symptoms of the virus.
” Kai’s showed up in the UEFA screening on Monday, so we re-tested them yesterday and everybody else is negative in the squad, so that’s an excellent indication,” Lampard stated.
” I’ve spoken to Kai a number of times, he’s extremely dissatisfied due to the fact that he just wishes to play.
Havertz has started all of Chelsea’s Premier League fixtures this season
” His signs escalated somewhat today but he’s great, and simply dissatisfied to be out.
” It’s just among those things, but ideally the separating will assist.”
Frank Lampard has verified Kai Havertz has evaluated favorable for Covid-19 As a consequence the gamer is now undergoing a duration of self-isolation and is not involved in tonight’s Champions League video game versus Rennes. #CHEREN
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) November 4, 2020
Havertz’s favorable test came just hours prior to England went into a four-week lockdown, during which elite sport has been okayed to continue.
The 21- year-old Germany international signed up with Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen in September and has begun in all of the club’s Premier League and Champions League fixtures so far this season.
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Havertz will miss out on Saturday’s Premier League clash with Sheffield United, which is live on Sky Sports.
His participation in Germany’s upcoming fixtures could also remain in doubt, with Joachim Low’s side hosting the Czech Republic in a friendly in a week’s time, prior to Nations League matches versus Ukraine and Spain.
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