MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich is uncertain for his or her Bundesliga recreation towards Augsburg on Friday after coming into contact with an individual suspected of getting COVID-19, coach Julian Nagelsmann stated on Thursday.
Nagelsmann added a choice on whether or not Kimmich shall be on the staff’s disposal on Friday can be taken later.
“With Joshua it is a precautionary measure in the meanwhile,” Nagelsmann advised reporters. “There’s the suspicion that he got here into contact with an contaminated particular person.
“I do not know precisely when the outcome will are available in concerning the particular person near Joshua. It must be right now, however I do not know 100%. He was not with us right now as a precaution. It’s going to be determined later right now and we’ll know extra.”
Ought to Kimmich’s acquaintance take a look at constructive, then the participant might want to go right into a seven-day quarantine for having come into contact with an contaminated particular person, Nagelsmann stated.
Kimmich has come out of every week’s quarantine after staff mate Niklas Suele examined constructive earlier this month, forcing him and three different Bayern staff mates – Serge Gnabry, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Jamal Musiala – to enter isolation.
The Germany midfielder, who has not been vaccinated after voicing issues over potential long-term results, has been on the coronary heart of an ongoing dialogue about whether or not high footballers ought to take the shot given their position mannequin operate in society.
Followers for Friday’s recreation in Augsburg must have both proof of vaccination or proof of getting recovered from an an infection however gamers don’t must be vaccinated.
Bayern are 4 factors clear on the high of the Bundesliga and in addition go to Dynamo Kyiv within the Champions League subsequent week.
“Clearly (the coronavirus) is a irritating difficulty. It retains us busy,” stated Nagelsmann, who may even be with out winger Kingsley Coman towards Augsburg.
“We play towards Augsburg in about 24 hours and none of you has requested a query in regards to the match. Solely in regards to the pandemic.”
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann; Enhancing by Shrivathsa Sridhar)
