Arsenal London on the official website announced that head coach of the team Mikel Arteta passed a positive test for coronavirus.

In this regard, the base of the team was closed. The entire first Gunners team, coaching staff, and a significant number of employees are quarantined. This also applies to a certain number of people from the club academy, which was also closed as a preventive measure..

" I will return to work as soon as I am allowed to do this, "

In a statement, Arsenal said that several of the next matches of the team will be postponed.

Earlier it was reported that the “Gunners” players went to quarantine for two weeks due to contact with the owner of the Greek “Olympiakos” Evangelis Marinakis after the return match of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League (1: 2).

News from the Leicester camp, where three players have been diagnosed with coronavirus symptoms, is also anxiously awaited..

The Football Association of England has decided that the next Premier League tour will be scheduled, although the UK government is considering quarantining.

Recall that the championships of Italy and Spain are suspended, and in Germany and France the matches are held in closed stands without spectators.