Luka Jovic (22 years old) returned negative on the coronavirus test on Monday, According to what Diario AS has been able to know. It is the third time that it has happened, so, as stated in the health protocol, will rejoin the group this Tuesday. Therefore, it is expected that he will be available for Zidane facing Thursday against Villarreal (21:00, Movistar LaLiga). It is a necessary reinforcement, with Benzema is very physically demanding and Mariano comes down again due to some discomfort.
In this way, the Serb has received the approval to leave behind the confinement in his house during the past week, of mandatory compliance by positive on COVID-19 from a friend from Belgrade. Despite there being no contact between this person and the footballer, the aforementioned protocol ordered quarantine and three negative medical exams to return to the dynamics of the squad. The first of these was immediately after the viral load in his friend's body was detected. The second, on Saturday. And the third and final, on Monday morning.
Now Jovic, who had reappeared on July 5 in San Mamés after an injury that had him out of competition for nearly two months, He faces a League final in which he can improve his contribution to the team. At the moment, he has 2 goals and 2 assists in 770 minutes spread over 25 games, Data that shows that Zidane has not given him the opportunities a '9' needs and that the player has not been successful either.