World news – GB – Mohamed Salah confirms Mohamed Salah has been infected with Covid 19

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The Egyptian Football Association said on Twitter that Mohamed Salah tested positive for Corona virus. The Liverpool striker has no symptoms and other members of the Egypt national team are negative; Liverpool’s next home game will be against Leicester on November 21.

The Egyptian Football Association said on Twitter that Salah returned with a positive test, even though the 28-year-old was not showing any symptoms..

The administrative body added that the rest of the members of the Egyptian team were negative with regard to the Corona virus, while Salah is now in self-isolation and will undergo more checks in the coming hours. .

Egypt will host Togo on Saturday in a qualifying match for the African Nations Cup, before the return match will be played on Tuesday.

Liverpool will play the next game against Leicester on November 21, a match that Salah will miss under current UK government guidelines despite no symptoms.. .

The government website states: “If you do not have symptoms but test positive for COVID-19, stay home and self-isolate for 10 days from the day the test is taken..

This would also make him in doubt about the Champions League home match against Atalanta on November 25 since he is unable to train with his team-mates..

This news comes after Liverpool defender Joe Gomez lost due to a long-term injury, although the club hopes for the return of the English international before the end of the season.. .

Right back Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to miss around four weeks due to a muscle injury, while Virgil Van Dyck will miss the season after requiring knee surgery after colliding with Jordan Pickford in the Merseyside Derby. .

Salah is also the fourth player in the first team in Liverpool to be tested positive for the Corona virus this season, after Thiago in September and Sadio Mane and Sheridan Shaqiri in October.. .

Mohamed Salah’s positive test for Covid-19 means that the Egyptian striker is now joining a long list of players who are set to miss Liverpool’s top-ranked match with Leicester City at Anfield next week..

Jürgen Klopp has already lost central defenders Virgin Van Dyck and Joe Gomez due to long knee injuries, while the Premier League champions will also miss regular right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold due to calf fatigue on their last outing in the league in Manchester City.

Meanwhile, Liverpool may not be able to use versatile midfielder Fabinho as a cover against the Foxes, as the Brazilian player continues to recover from his hamstring strain against FC Midtgeeland at the end of October.. .

All this means that Klopp will miss three of his first options at the back when the Premier League returns to the stadiums after the international break, with the midfield also in a problem area for Germany..

Thiago Alcantara, joining summer summer, is still suffering from the effects of the knee injury he suffered against Everton on October 17th, although there is hope the playmaker is fit enough to play against Leicester.. .

However, the same cannot be said of midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who injured his knee in pre-season training at the end of August and still has yet to resume training.. .

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