Mohamed Salah exams sure for coronavirus, says Egyptian FA
Up to date: November 13, 2020 10:17:52 pm
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah all the way through coaching. (Reuters/Document Photograph)
Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has examined sure for the coronavirus at the eve of Egypt’s Africa Cup of Countries qualifier in opposition to Togo, the Egyptian Soccer Affiliation stated on Friday.
“The clinical swab carried out at the project of our first nationwide soccer crew confirmed that our world participant, Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool famous person, used to be inflamed with the Coronavirus, after his take a look at got here again sure,” the federation stated in a commentary on its Fb web page.
“The participant does no longer be afflicted by any signs. The opposite individuals of the crew examined adverse. Salah underwent the clinical protocol after the crew’s physician coordinated together with his English membership. Along with his isolation inside of his room and likewise setting apart all his contacts.”
The federation stated he’s going to go through additional tests within the coming hours.
Salah’s sure take a look at is some other blow for Liverpool supervisor Juergen Klopp, who’s already going through a defensive disaster with the lack of centre backs Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, probably for the rest of the season.
Added to that the absence of the flexible Fabinho and proper again Trent Alexander-Arnold to much less critical accidents, and Klopp’s choices are shrinking for the discuss with of Premier League leaders Leicester Town to Anfield subsequent weekend.
He’ll most likely get started up entrance with Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and in-form new signing Diogo Jota, who has scored seven objectives in 11 appearances in all competitions since his arrival from Wolverhampton Wanderers in September.
However the lack of Salah, who’s joint main scorer within the league this season with 8 objectives, eats additional into Liverpool’s squad intensity this is being examined to the prohibit. Klopp shall be hoping the rest of the world window supplies not more dangerous information.
