Tottenham react to news of Norwich player's Covid-19 case | OneFootball

Tottenham have moved to ease fears of a Covid-19 crisis at the club in the wake of a Norwich City player testing positive for the virus.

Spurs and the Canaries played out a friendly at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Friday, with the visitors winning 2-1.

On Saturday night, Norwich confirmed that one of the players tested positive in the latest round of coronavirus tests.

The other case was a person from another Premier League club.

Reacting quickly to the development, Spurs released a statement downplaying any suggestion their club will be unduly affected.

Football.London reported the statement saying: “We continue to operate within the strict guidelines outlined by the Premier League to ensure we avoid any risk of infection spreading should anyone else test positive, including practicing social distancing so no ‘close contacts’ are created, which has been defined by government as being within two metres of a confirmed case for 15 minutes or more.”

Earlier, Norwich had confirmed the news relating to their unnamed player.

“Norwich City can confirm that one of its players has returned a positive test result following the recent round of Covid-19 testing,” the statement on their website said.

“In line with the Premier League’s protocols, the player will now self-isolate for a period of seven days before being tested again at a later date.

“The player must return a negative test result before being able to resume training.”

The Premier League is set to resume on Wednesday after a three-month suspension due to the pandemic.

Relegation-threatened Norwich are to host Southampton on Friday evening, while Tottenham will be in action immediately afterwards with a crunch clash at home to fellow Champions League hopefuls Manchester United.