Lionel messi, who was positive for COVID-19 during the end of the year holidays that he went to spend in Argentina, arrived in the French capital this Thursday after testing negative and will return to training “in the next few days” with his teammates Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).
The announcement was made by his club in a medical statement with the results of the tests carried out on the players, which included a new positive, that of Layvin Kurzawa since this morning, which has forced the French international to isolate himself and submit to the health protocol.
Messi had left Rosario for Paris with a private plane at midnight on wednesday, according to the Argentine press.
PSG, which had reported last weekend the contagion of the Argentine star, He did not give any indication this Thursday on whether he will be available for the league game. next Sunday in Lyon.
The eve of that match the usual press conference of the coach, Mauricio Pochettino is scheduled, which last Sunday had simply advanced that when the former Barcelona player tested negative, he could return to France.
The club of the French capital, like many others, is affected by the wave of coronavirus infections that affects many countries, in particular with the irruption of the omicron variant.
In addition to Kurzawa, he has communicated in recent days the positives of Juan Bernat, Sergio Rico, Gianluigi Donnamura, Danilo Pereira and Nathan Bitumazala.
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