Gundogan turns into the third City player to restore a positive test this month.
Ilkay Gundogan, the Manchester City midfielder, has tried positive for Covid-19 to additionally confound Pep Guardiola’s group choice in front of their Premier League opener against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Gundogan turns into the third City player to restore a positive test since the beginning of the period following Aymeric Laporte and Riyad Mahrez. The Germany global will now self-seclude for ten days and will have no impact in City’s excursion to play Wolves at Molineux on Monday night.
In an announcement, City stated: “Manchester City FC can affirm that Ilkay Gundogan has tried positive for COVID-19. “Ilkay is presently watching a 10-day time of self-separation as per Premier League and UK Government convention on isolate.
“Everybody at the Club wishes Ilkay a fast recuperation.”
Gundogan was tried on Friday. The 29-year-old’s positive test isn’t thought to have any bearing on the remainder of Guardiola’s first-group crew. Just as Monday night’s down at Wolves, Gundogan is additionally set to miss Thursday’s EFL Cup tie against Bournemouth and Sunday’s Premier League meeting with Leicester City.
Guardiola is as of now without Sergio Aguero, who could be sidelined for a further two months with a knee injury endured at the last part of last season. Mahrez and Laporte have both recouped from Covid-19 after their positive tests prior this month. However, just Mahrez is required to be accessible at Molineux.
“Everybody at the club wishes Ilkay a quick recuperation,” Manchester City said in an announcement. City winger Riyad Mahrez and safeguard Aymeric Laporte recently tried positive for Covid-19 yet are presently back in preparing. Kick Guardiola’s side is likewise because of play Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup on Thursday and Leicester City in the Premier League on Sunday.