Bayer Leverkusen said on Tuesday midfielder Nadiem Amiri is in quarantine having had contact with someone who has COVID-19 and will miss this week’s Europa League clash at home to Rangers. Leverkusen said the 23-year-old attacking midfielder had “brief contact in private with someone with the coronavirus” and has been separated from the squad for a week. Should Leverkusen reach the Europa League quarter-finals, where they would face Inter Milan or Getafe next Monday, they will again be without Amiri, who made three appearances for Germany in 2019. READ ALSO: Your stamp duties account illegal, FIRS attacks NIPOSTThe club’s director of football Rudi Voeller praised Amiri for telling Leverkusen about a possible infection, although players are tested regularly. The daily number of new infections has reached 950 in recent weeks, hitting levels not seen since May.

Source: Punch August 04, 2020 12:22 UTC