The Brazilian superstar has tested positive for Corona Virus and is one amongst the three players who also tested positive for the Virus, the tests were conducted before the PSG resume their ligue 1 campaign which is already underway with French champions having a fixture on September 10.
” Three PSG players are confirmed positive after the Sars COV2 tests and have undergone appropriate health protocols, “All players and staff will continue to be tested over a next few days.” said the official comment made by French Club’s Twitter handle.
The French Ligue had been postponed due to the Pandemic and PSG were crowned Champions with a 12 point lead at the top of the table, the Parisians were to face Lens on Friday and also had a away fixture against their rivals Marseilles soon after that. The Brazilian will be a major miss with the games coming thick and fast.
The other players are said to be Di Maria and Leandro Paredes as per the reports by L’Equipe, Neymar was off for vacations to Ibiza Islands after the Champions league from were he contracted the Virus, this was not the first instance a player from Ligue 1 tested positive for COVID-19 earlier 4 players from Marseilles were also tested positive for the virus. The PSG players are set to miss the games in the league until they test negative and will be quarantined to stop the infection from spreading.
