In Denmark, next Wednesday in Leuven, the last opponent of the Red Devils in the group stage of the Nations League, national coach Kasper Hjulmand, assistant Morten Wieghorst and nine players have been placed in preventive quarantine after a corona outbreak in the national team. The Danish association DBU announced this on Tuesday.
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In Denmark, Hoffenheim winger Robert Skov and a therapist tested positive for the corona virus on Monday. They showed no symptoms, but were placed in home isolation. As a precaution, the players and coaches with whom they have been in close contact are now being quarantined. They will therefore not be present on Wednesday in the exhibition match against Sweden, in preparation for the Nations League duels against Iceland and Belgium. If they test negative on Thursday, they can play in those last two matches. Everyone will be tested again prior to Wednesday’s international match against Sweden.
In addition to the national coach, this includes internationals Frederik Rønnow, Yussuf Poulsen, Rasmus Falk Jensen, Pione Sisto, Anders Dreyer, Erik Sviatchenko, Alexander Scholz (including ex-Lokeren and Club Brugge), Jesper Hansen and Barça attacker Martin Braithwaite . A number of new players will be called up in the course of Tuesday.
No Premier League players
Earlier it was also announced that coach Hjulmand against Sweden can not count on his internationals who will play in the English Premier League, the Championship and the Scottish Premiership. This is a result of the travel restrictions recently imposed by the United Kingdom for fear of contamination with a mutated coronavirus, found in minks and now also people in Denmark.
The United Kingdom closed its borders to travelers from Denmark with immediate effect on Saturday. Citizens of the United Kingdom and those holding a valid visa are allowed to travel to the United Kingdom from Denmark. They have to be quarantined for fourteen days. For that reason, the NL game from England against Iceland may move to Germany.
The new measures will prevent Kasper Schmeichel (Leicester), Jonas Lossl (Everton), Andreas Christensen (Chelsea), Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford), Mathias Jensen (Brentford) and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham) for Denmark against Sweden. The Swedes have to do without Victor Lindelof (Manchester United), Robin Olsen (Everton), Emil Krafth (Newcastle) and Ken Sema (Watford). Filip Helander, who plays for the Rangers in Scotland, is also not there.
“We live in a time when corona can strike anywhere,” Hjulmand said in a statement from the Danish union. ‘In the first place it is a shame for the team and the infected players. We will call up a few new players for the exhibition match, for the Nations League duels we hope to recuperate as many players as possible. ‘
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