Léo Dubois positive for Covid-19, Ferland Mendy replaces him with the Blues

Leo Dubois -

With each gathering its cases ... And the list of Blues having been contaminated by the coronavirus is growing.

Lyon defender Léo Dubois, tested positive for Covid-19, was "placed in solitary confinement" at the end of the Blues' training in which he took part on Tuesday evening at Clairefontaine.

He will miss the October rally, the French Football Federation said.

The Lyonnais will therefore not play Wednesday against Ukraine in a friendly and will be replaced digitally for the rest of the camp by Ferland Mendy, the defender of Real Madrid.

A negative test before the gathering

“His Covid-19 test carried out by UEFA on Tuesday morning was found to be positive, Léo Dubois was placed in solitary confinement, after receiving the results, at the end of training, this Tuesday evening, said the FFF.

Like the entire delegation, Léo Dubois had undergone a test prior to the rally.

The result was negative.

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Ferland Mendy will join the squad for the League of Nations meetings against Portugal on Sunday in Saint-Denis and Croatia on October 14, it was said.

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