Coronavirus: Premier League In Trouble As Arsenal FC Players Go On Isolation Over Virus Exposure

Arsenal FC has announced that its players and some of the team members would be going on self isolation for a period of 14 days.

This self isolation was put in place because players from the London club have had contact with the owner of Greek side Olympiakos Piraeus, who has tested positive for the coronavirus.

In addition, Manchester City’s Premier League home match against Arsenal on Wednesday has been postponed as well.

Globally, more than 116,000 people have been infected by the coronavirus and over 4,000 have died, according to a Reuters tally of government announcements.

In a statement by Arsenal FC, the players will remain at their homes until the 14-day period expires. Four Arsenal staff - who were sitting close to Mr Marinakis during the match, will also remain at home until the 14 days are complete.

The statement further read that; We fully understand how disappointing this is for our supporters, in particular those who were travelling to Manchester for tonight's match. Tickets will be valid for the match when it's rearranged.

As a further precautionary measure, whilst we do not believe there was any close contact with any other Arsenal guests or staff in the directors box restaurant, we are contacting them to advise they should follow the relevant advice if there has been any such contact.

Everyone at Arsenal Football Club wishes Mr Marinakis a swift recovery and we look forward to the players and staff returning to work on Friday in preparation for our match at Brighton.