Barcelona have announced that a player has tested positive for coronavirus, MySportDab reports.
According to Barcelona, the player has not made any contact with the squad that are in Portugal for the Champions League.
On Tuesday, Barcelona conducted coronavirus tests on nine players which are Rafinha, Pedri, Trincao, Juan Miranda, Matheus Fernandes, Jean-Clair Todibo, Moussa Wague, Carles Alena and Oriol Busquets.
One of the nine players who Barcelona have not revealed returned a positive test.
The Spanish club revealed he is now in quarantine at home.
In a statement, Barcelona confirmed that the issue has been reported to the Spanish health authorities.
One positive case of Covid-19 among the nine players starting the preseason. https://t.co/8wtNikt2mZ
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 12, 2020
The nine players who took part in tests are not part of the first-team squad that will travel on Thursday for Barcelona’s Champions League match against Bayern Munich on Friday.
The Champions League will be finished in a mini-tournament in Portugal after being postponed since March.
