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Striker linked strongly with Leeds tests positive for COVID-19, pulled from squad & quarantined
Leeds United are looking for a new striker but seem to be cursed at the moment, with hurdles being put up everywhere.
The latest is the news from Basel that Brazilian striker Arthur Cabral, along with two other Basel players, has tested positive for COVID-19.
They will all now be in quarantine for 10 days.
ℹ️ Arthur Cabral, Eric Ramires and Eray Cömert have tested positive for COVID-19. They will be in quarantine for at least 10 days. Campo, who was on holiday with them, will also be in quarantine for the same duration. We wish them all a swift recovery! #FCBasel1893 #zämmestark pic.twitter.com/pPGeVkCLil
— FC Basel 1893 🇬🇧 (@FC_Basel_en) August 19, 2020
In a follow-up tweet, Basel said that none of the players were suffering from serious symptoms and were feeling well.
Cabral has obviously been pulled from squad and will miss the Swiss Cup semi-finals next month.
Furthermore, neither of the players are showing serious symptoms and are feeling well. Also, the players did NOT go on holiday in a designated high-risk area. All four will miss the Swiss Cup semifinals next week. #FCBasel1893 #zämmestark
— FC Basel 1893 🇬🇧 (@FC_Basel_en) August 19, 2020
The news about Cabral follows an MOT Leeds News exclusive where Brazilian journalist Fernando Graziani said that Leeds were in talks over a move for Cabral, and were willing to pay between £11.7m and £13.5m for him.
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However, he also said later on that talks had reached an impasse, with the clubs too far apart on the fee, with Basel holding out for £18m.
Another striker Leeds have reportedly been in talks with, Stuttgart’s Nicolas Gonzalez, suffered a thigh tear this week.
ℹ️ Training this week is starting without @nicoivang19 (fascia tear in thigh muscles), Philipp #Förster (fibula problem) and Clinton #Mola (stress reaction in the hip). #VfB
— VfB Stuttgart_int (@VfB_int) August 17, 2020
Bad luck for Leeds
If it wasn’t for bad luck, we’d win them all.
First Gonzalez and now Cabral. The injury to Gonzalez isn’t supposed to be serious and Cabral is currently only being quarantined for 10 days.
However, it’s not good news for Leeds or for Marcelo Bielsa – the Leeds manager is renowned for wanting a full pre-season with players.
10 days from now would leave less than two weeks until the start of the season and any contact Leeds can have with Cabral now will be remote.
It doesn’t rule either out from becoming Leeds players but it has just become that much tougher.
In other Leeds United news, Phil Hay delivers major Ben White update from Brighton side after Leeds table final £25m bid