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Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah has tested positive for Covid-19, the Egyptian FA has confirmed.
The Egyptian FA said on Twitter that Salah had tested positive, although the 28-year-old does not show any symptoms.
The governing body added that the rest of the Egypt team tested negative for the coronavirus, while Salah is now self-isolating and will be “subject to further testing in the next few hours.”
Egypt host Togo on Saturday in an African Cup of Nations qualifier before playing the reverse match on Tuesday.
Liverpool are next in action against Leicester on November 21, a match that Salah would miss under current UK government guidelines despite being asymptomatic.
The government website says, “If you have no symptoms but tested positive for COVID-19, stay home and isolate yourself for 10 days from the day you tested.”
I would also put him in doubt for the Champions League tie at home against Atalanta on November 25 as he cannot train with his teammates.
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The news comes after Liverpool lost defender Joe Gomez to a long-term injury, although the club is hopeful that the English international will return before the end of the season.
Right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to miss the Leicester game with a muscle injury, while Virgil van Dijk will be out for the season after requiring knee surgery following a collision with Jordan Pickford in the Merseyside derby. .
Salah is also the fourth player from Liverpool’s first team to test positive for coronavirus this season, following Thiago in September and then Sadio Mane and Xherdan Shaqiri in October.
Liverpool to miss seven first-team players against Leicester
Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez (right) will miss Liverpool’s home game with Leicester due to long-term knee injuries.
Analysis by Richard Morgan of Sky Sports:
Mohamed Salah’s positive test for Covid-19 means the Egyptian forward joins an ever-growing list of players who will miss the Liverpool-Leicester City showdown at Anfield next weekend.
Jurgen Klopp has already lost center-backs Virgin van Dijk and Joe Gomez to long-term knee injuries, while the Premier League champions’ defense will also miss right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold due to a calf strain suffered in his last league. departure at Manchester City.
In the meantime, Liverpool may not be able to use the versatile midfielder Fabinho as cover in defense against the Foxes as the Brazilian international is still recovering from the hamstring strain he suffered against FC Midtjylland in late October.
Trent Alexander-Arnold suffered a calf injury last time against Man City
All of which means Klopp will be without three of his four first-choice defenders when the Premier League returns to action after the international break, and the midfield is also a problem area for the German.
Summer signing Thiago Alcantara continues to suffer from the knee injury he suffered against Everton on 17 October, although there is hope that the playmaker is fit enough to play against Leicester.
However, the same cannot be said for fellow midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who injured his knee in preseason training in late August and has yet to resume training.
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