The player concerned is now isolated at his home under the control of the medical staff, said a press release from the Loire club. None of the identified contact subjects (players and members of the management) will be in contact with the group currently in training in Dinard (Ille-et-Vilaine), once the latter has returned to the training center, continues the ASSE.
Under the responsibility of Laurent Huard, one of Claude Puel’s assistants, and Sébastien Sangnier, one of the physical trainers, a dozen players not summoned to Brittany, either for sporting reasons, because they are in instance of departure or because they are injured (Ruffier, Gendouz, Boudebouz, Trauco, Khazri, Palencia, Diony, Souici, M’Vila, Moukoudi) met daily at Etrat. And even for some at the Canicati restaurant in Etrat this Thursday, arm in arm …
This is the fifth case reported among players in the Saint-Etienne squad since the resumption on June 17.
Infrastructure being disinfected
All the infrastructure of the AS Saint-Étienne headquarters, located in Etrat, where the technical center is also located, are being disinfected.
Last week, a player tested positive for Covid-19 leading to the cancellation of the friendly match to be played on August 6 at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium against German club Hertha Berlin.
The new tests passed by the Saint-Etienne squad on Saturday and Monday were all negative, which allowed a group of 24 players selected by general manager Claude Puel to go to Brittany on Wednesday instead of Sunday.