ARSENAL legend Jens Lehmann has beaten coronavirus – insisting the deadly bug troubled him less than a bout of flu.
And the former German international keeper has called for large numbers of fans to be allowed into stadiums once football resumes.
Arsenal legend Jens Lehmann has beaten coronavirusCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Lehmann, 50, was an ever-present in the Gunners’ Invincibles side of 2003-04.
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He also reached a Champions League final, and won an FA Cup and Community Shield with Arsene Wenger’s side before leaving for Stuttgart in 2008.
The 61-cap ace has now revealed he fell victim to Covid-19 last month.
Lehmann said: “I became infected in the middle of March. I suffered from a cough and a mild fever for a day and a half.
“After two weeks in quarantine, the authorities declared me to be healthy once more.
“I found it less bad than when I have had the flu.
“But at-risk people of course need to be careful. It probably helps as well to live a healthy life.”
Wolfgang Schauble, the president of Germany’s parliament, has come under fire for suggesting Bundesliga games could admit limited number of fans once the season restarts.
But Lehmann maintained: “I’ve not heard any reasonable counter-arguments so far. If only one seat in four is occupied, there is sufficient distance between people.
“Anybody who breaks the social distancing rules would be chucked out and given a stadium ban.
“I generally agree with what Mr Schauble says. We need to get Germany up and running once more, so the economy can survive the crisis.
“That goes for all branches of business – including the Bundesliga.”
In March Lehmann received a huge online backlash after questioning official advice regarding coronavirus.
The Gunners icon put out a series of tweets claiming “shutting everything down” could “cause more damage.”
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