Lyon’s Houssem Aouar has tested positive for coronavirus, ruling him out of France’s upcoming matches.
The 22-year-old received his call-up to the France squad on Thursday after having impressed in Lyon’s run to the UEFA Champions League semis.
The club confirmed Aouar had tested positive for the virus on Friday morning, hours before Lyon’s Ligue 1 match against Dijon.
Aouar has gone into self-isolation and will be back into first team training in 10 to 15 days, depending on future tests.
“The results received this morning by the medical management of the club revealed that Houssem Aouar is the only player in the squad to have tested positive for COVID-19,” Lyon’s statement read.
“As soon as the results were made known, Houssem was put into isolation for a fortnight while still being completely asymptomatic.
“Olympique Lyonnais can also confirm that the contamination of the player occurred outside the club.
“Houssem Aouar will return to training with the first-team squad in 10 to 15 days, depending on his next follow-up tests.”
The French Football Federation (FFF) has not officially withdrawn Aouar’s name from the Les Bleus squad but it is expected that he’ll not feature in September’s Nation League matches.
France will play against Sweden in Solna on September 5 before hosting Croatia in Paris three days later.
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba was also left out of the France squad after testing positive for the virus.
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