Arsenal have released an official statement regarding the postponement of their Premier League clash with Man City, revealing that certain players are under self-isolation over coronavirus fears.
This move came after it was recently announced that the president of Olympiakos contracted the vastly-spreading virus. This raised alarms as Marinakis was at the Emirates Stadium recently for the Greek side’s clash with the Gunners in the Europa League and reportedly met with members at the club and players.
The north London giants stressed that there is no need to panic but the Premier League decided on postponing this game. The Gunners released a statement after this decision, admitting that those who came into contact with the Olympiakos owner have been put under self-isolation as per government guidelines.
“Following yesterday's news that Olympiacos owner Evangelos Marinakis has recently contracted Covid-19, we have been taking medical advice and tracing any individuals who had what the guidelines define as close contact with him at the game 13 days ago,” their statement read.
“As a result of this exercise we identified that a number of players met the Olympiacos owner immediately following the game.
“The medical advice we have received puts the risk of them developing Covid-19 at extremely low. However, we are strictly following the Government guidelines which recommend that anyone coming into close contact with someone with the virus should self-isolate at home for 14 days from the last time they had contact.
“As a result, the players are unavailable for tonight's match against Manchester City and the Premier League has decided the game should be postponed.”
A date is yet to be revealed for the rescheduled match. For anyone worried about the weekend clash with Brighton, that game is set to go ahead of confirmed by both teams as the 14-days self-isolation period will end on Thursday.
