The Arsenal has been the last team of the Premier League to join the long list of those affected by coronavirus, as reported after the game against Leeds.
Sambi Lokonga, from the first team, tested positive in the pre-match tests after, as explained Arteta, Colney’s training ground had to be closed due to some cases between the club after the game against West Ham.
“We weren’t able to train the day after the game because we had to shut down Colney. We had some cases between staff members and some players,” said Arteta, who urged the Premier League to “make some decision” on a short suspension from football to all. the levels.
In addition to Lokonga, Arteta revealed that Pablo Marí, his compatriot, had also tested positive.
This news comes just after the match between Leeds and Arsenal, the only one that has been played on Saturday since the rest have been postponed due to measures against the covid.