To ward off fate, Christophe Galtier declared in the middle of the week that in Losc "there has been an awareness, [we] are crossing our fingers so that no new player contracts the Covid-19". But that will not have been enough. After Renato Sanches, Jonathan Bamba and Jonathan Ikoné, the young striker of Lille football club Fadiga Ouattara (19) also tested positive for coronavirus, was forced to announce the Lille coach on Saturday.
After the match against Club Bruges KV, Christophe Galtier analyzed the performance of his players on the spot.
The Mastiff coach also gives news about Domagoj Bradaric, left touched in the foot. pic.twitter.com/Zeuev5Fhp4
Brugge FC wanted to keep the match going
“He tested positive on Thursday. The protocol before matches, even friendly ones, is to take a test 48 hours before. On Thursday he was positive so he was obviously sidelined from the squad. We warned Club Brugge and as there was only one positive player, they wanted to maintain the match and that's good, ”said the northerner technician after the defeat of the Mastiffs (2-0) on the lawn of the Belgian champion. “We were retested yesterday (Friday) and everyone was negative,” added Galtier.
Fadiga "Iddy" Ouattara, who has just signed his first pro contract with the Mastiffs, was to participate in the second preparatory match for Lille on Saturday. Sanches, still blocked in Portugal, hopes to be able to return to France quickly: “He is awaiting the result of a second test. If it is negative, he can return, ”said Christophe Galtier, who should be able to count on Bamba and Ikoné during collective sessions next week.
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