The month of August offers a lot of emotions to Houssem Aouar. At the peak of his young career during the Final 8 of the Champions League in Lisbon, the Lyon midfielder was summoned Thursday for the first time with the France A team of Didier Deschamps. But the usual captain of the French Espoirs will not be able to honor his first cap against Sweden and Croatia on September 5 and 8.
Just before OL-Dijon, this Friday evening, the Lyon club has indeed published a press release to report that Houssem Aouar had been declared positive for Covid-19 during the test carried out on Thursday. The only positive OL player, he was "isolated and put in a fortnight when he is completely asymptomatic".
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OL also specifies that "the player's contamination occurred outside the club" and that he "will resume with the professional group in 10 to 15 days depending on the next control tests he will have to undergo. ".
The FFF did not take long to react and indicated that Nabil Fekir would replace him in the France team for the rally next week. Author of a mixed season at Betis Seville, the former Lyon captain will aim for his 25th selection with the Blues.
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