Napoli have confirmed that one of their players have tested positive for covid-19. The player in question is summer signing Victor Osimhen.
Napoli have confirmed that striker Victor Osimhen has tested positive for coronavirus on Friday evening.
The Nigerian international was out of Italy for the Christmas holidays in Lagos and returned to Naples on Wednesday.
Osimhen took a test at the time and returned a negative test but a second test on Friday evening returned positive for the striker.
Napoli confirmed the news via a statement on their social media account.
“The SSCN reports that footballer Victor Osimhen tested positive for the molecular naso-pharyngeal swab on his return from abroad yesterday afternoon. The player is asymptomatic and has not met the team group,” a statement from the club read.
Fortunately, the 22-year-old has not come in contact with any of the Napoli players yet and has already gone into isolation.
It is a further blow for Gattuso and the player himself who has been out of action since dislocating his shoulder in November 2020 while on international duty with Nigeria.
Since making his summer move from Lille, Osimhen only has two goals to his name and is yet to fully hit the ground running based on his reputation prior to the move.
Following the latest development, the Napoli man could now miss the remaining games in January as he recovers from injury and also hopes to shake off the virus alongside.
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