PSG confirm three more COVID-19 cases, tally rises to six including Neymar

Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed that three more players have tested positive for coronavirus, raising number of PSG COVID-19 cases so far to six and throwing club into chaos ahead of  new season. PSG anunced news for three more players without mentioning any names. However, France's L’Equipe, who were among first to report development in ir report, have named three new players: Keylor Navas, Mauro Icardi and Marquinhos. 

PSG confirm three more COVID-19 positive cases, six in total including Neymar

trio of Neymar, Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes were first three players to test positive. All six players are said to have received virus from one single carrier as y all were part of a recent holiday trip to Ibiza which y took following club’s defeat to Bayern Munich in Champions League final. 

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recent developments have put a question mark on wisdom of club to let players go off on holiday during a pandemic. PSG are due to play at Lens in ir first Ligue 1 game of new season, a game that was already postponed following ir Champions League commitments and drew widespread criticism from Lens fans.  existing French league (LFP) rules could mean club having to furr put fixtures on hold.  Ligue 1 protocol for such situations states that if a club has four positive cases in ir squad, ir game is postponed. 

All players are in self-isolation in Paris and will have to follow mandatory quarantine and will t be allowed to join rest of squad in training. Several or French clubs have been hit by virus, including Montpellier, Rennes and Lyon.

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first game of season was postponed last month because of an outbreak of COVID-19 cases at Marseille, with club confirming as many as 4 players and staff tested positive. PSG will w likely face a backlog of matches and will have to squeeze in ir schedule but this also puts or teams in a difficult situation. 

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Im credits: AP