FORMER Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet has tested positive for coronavirus.
The ex-Reds stopper is one of four Club Bruges staff members to contract Covid-19 as the virus rips through the Belgian club.
Simon Mignolet has tested positive for coronavirusCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Bruges are scheduled to play Zenit Saint Petersburg away in the Champions League tomorrow but the news plunges the clash into jeopardy.
Players Odilon Kossounou, Michael Krmencik and CEO Vincent Mannaert are the other three people to test positive.
A club statement read: “On Saturday morning, the entire Bruges delegation was tested for Covid-19 in anticipation of the European match in and against Saint Petersburg.
“Internationals Simon Mignolet and Odilon Kossounou and attacker Michael Krmencik tested positive.
“CEO Vincent Mannaert also passed a positive corona test.
“Last Thursday, the entire squad was tested via the Jupiler Pro League protocol, when everyone else tested negative.
“The foursome will be quarantined with immediate effect and will therefore not travel to Russia. None of them show symptoms.”
Bruges are also in Champions League Group F alongside Borussia Dortmund and Lazio.
But is unclear whether the positive results will affect tomorrow’s scheduled match in Russia.
They are also top of the Belgian top flight and are scheduled to play seventh place Leuven on Saturday.
Mignolet, 32, played both of his country’s recent Nations League games after ex-Chelsea goalie Thibaut Courtois was ruled out with a hip injury.
The Red Devils lost 2-1 to England at Wembley before they beat Iceland by the same scoreline.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
