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A third Brighton player has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, confirmed club chief executive Paul Barber.
In March, the club confirmed that three players had been evaluated after showing symptoms of the virus and that one had tested positive. Another player then tested positive in April.
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The unnamed player will now be isolated for 14 days.
“It is a concern,” Barber told Sky Sports on Sunday.
“Unfortunately yesterday we had a positive test for a third player [Saturday]So despite all the steps we’ve been taking in the past few weeks where players haven’t participated in any meaningful training, we’ve still suffered from another player testing positive for the virus.
“So there are concerns and I think it is normal for all clubs to have those concerns. We want to make sure we do everything possible to ensure that those protocols are in place and safe and mitigate risk as much as possible. “
Brighton players will continue to train individually on the club premises.
In April, the club converted Amex Stadium into a test drive center to assist the National Health Service of England.
Soccer in England has been suspended since March 13 without a fixed date for when he can return.
The clubs will meet on Monday to further discuss the “project restart,” which foresees a return to play in June, after the government has given it the green light, with the remaining 92 games held behind closed doors in neutral locations. .
Barber is one of many vocal opponents against matches held in neutral venues.
Speaking to the BBC One Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Crystal Palace President Steve Parish said it could be a “very, very long period” before the Premier League returns if they don’t find a way to hold the games soon .
“We would be abandoned in our duty if we did not find a way to try to get the game back,” he said.
“The German example could provide a plan for us and we can clearly see some of the first challenges.
“They may be insurmountable, but the concern for us is that if they prove insurmountable now, we may have a very, very long period of not being able to play and that has huge ramifications for the game.”
The Bundesliga will return on May 16. However, Dynamo Dresden, who plays in the second tier, was forced to quarantine his entire team for 14 days after two new cases of coronavirus were detected.
Sources told ESPN that an increasing number of Premier League players are unwilling to return to football this season and would prefer the league to be canceled.
Brighton, two points above the relegation zone, has five games left at home, including visits from Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal.
Reuters information contributed to this report
