Lionel Messi, Juan Bernat, Sergio Rico, and academy youngster Nathan Bitumazala have all tested positive for COVID-19, according to Paris Saint-Germain.
Because of the infectious nature of the Omicron form, lots of new big-name players and coaches have been forced to miss matches recently, including Mauricio Pochettino’s trip to Vannes in the Coupe de France on Monday night.
PSG and Pochettino will be disappointed to learn that Messi may not be allowed to play in their crucial Ligue 1 encounter away at Lyon on January 9 if he continues to test positive.
PSG also revealed that Neymar would continue his injury treatment in his native nation of Brazil with members of the club’s staff before returning to Paris on January 9.