BERLIN: Four
Bayern Munich
players including captain
Manuel Neuer, as well as a coach have tested positive for
Covid-19
, the Bundesliga champions said.
Goalkeeper Neuer will miss the first training session of the year, which has been moved from January 2 to January 3 "in light of the current pandemic situation," Bayern said.
"Manuel Neuer,
Kingsley Coman
,
Corentin Tolisso
and
Omar Richards
have tested positive for coronavirus.
"They are all doing well, as is assistant coach
Dino Toppmoeller
, who has also tested positive for the virus. They are all isolating at home," the club said in a statement.
In December, the Bavarians said they would be without Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich for up to four weeks after he contracted the virus.
Kimmich sparked a heated debate in October when he revealed he had declined a vaccine against Covid due to "personal concerns" but last month said he was happy to receive a jab.
Bayern restart their league defence on Friday by hosting Borussia Moenchengladbach, which will be played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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