Paris Saint-Germain club announced that Lionel Messi has tested positive for coronavirus and entered self-quarantine.
The 7-time Ballon d’Or winner was one of 4 PSG players to test positive for the COVID-19 ahead of a French Cup match against Vannes, He tested positive while on holiday in his hometown of Rosario in Argentina.
PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino told a press conference that “He is constantly in contact with our medical service. When he is negative, he will be able to return to France,”
Messi has endured a difficult start to life in the French capital since an emotional exit from Barcelona last summer, He has scored only one goal in 11 league appearances for PSG, although he has netted 5 times in the Champions League.
Messi will miss Today’s cup tie and Pochettino said he did not know if he would also be sidelined for PSG’s first Ligue 1 match since the winter break, at Lyon next Sunday.
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