Chelsea and United States men's national team midfielder Christian Pulisic will miss his side's Premier League clash against Arsenal on Sunday after testing positive for COVID-19.
Thomas Tuchel confirmed on Friday that the 22-year-old has not trained with the side since Wednesday following his positive test and will isolate for at least 10 days under government guidelines.
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"Christian is unfortunately pretty easy to explain," Tuchel told reporters when asked why he wouldn't be available for Sunday.
"He had a positive test and needs to follow the protocols. He's not in training and not available for the game [against Arsenal]."
Pulisic posted on his Instagram story: "Unfortunately I tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week. Thankfully I'm fully vaccinated and I have no symptoms so far."
The positive test also puts into doubt his involvement in the USMNT's World Cup qualifying matches.
The squad are set to meet in Nashville in 9-10 days with the first qualifier against El Salvador in 13 days.
Source: espn.co.uk