Sunday, January 02, 2022
Ex-Bayern professional also infected
Superstar Messi has Corona after home vacation
The coronavirus does not stop at superstars. Now Lionel Messi is also caught, the Argentine is missing Paris St. Germain for the time being. The French top club also has to report further positive tests. A former Bayern professional is also affected.
Soccer superstar Lionel Messi has contracted the corona virus. The French top club Paris St. Germain announced. The 34-year-old Argentine is, according to the club, like his teammates Sergio Rico and Nathan Bitumazala, who also tested positive, and ex-Bayern professional Juan Bernat in isolation.
Messi and the three other players are expected to miss the Paris Cup game at Vannes OC on Monday and the Ligue 1 season opener next Sunday at Olympique Lyon. Before the turn of the year, the multi-time world footballer had posted holiday pictures from his Argentine homeland in Rosario on social media.
The exceptional player’s positive test is one of many in international football. In England in particular, the pandemic, in particular the Omicron variant, is currently throwing up the game plan. In Germany, too, the clubs recently reported numerous corona cases after the short winter break. For example, FC Bayern with captain Manuel Neuer is affected.
PSG also confirmed that Neymar will continue to be out and will continue “until January 9th, his treatment in Brazil with members of the club’s medical and performance staff”. “His return to training is still planned in about three weeks,” said the club.
The Brazilian suffered a sprained left ankle in a 3-1 win against AS St. Etienne on November 28th. At that time, his failure was estimated at six to eight weeks.