Chelsea and American forward Christian Pulisic has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss Sunday’s Premier League Matchday 2 game against Arsenal. The United States international had not been training this week, and Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel confirmed that the midfielder was self-isolating.
Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel Comments on Pulisic Absence
The German tactician said: “He is not training or available for the game.” Pulisic also came out and wrote on his Instagram page saying that he is fully vaccinated and had “no symptoms so far”. Meanwhile, Hakim Ziyech and N’Golo Kante are both back in training and could feature in the north London derby.
Thomas Tuchel said: “Hakim and N’Golo were both in training today and did everything to be in training today and had absolutely no problems.” “But they need another more physical, intense training session with the team.
The manager concluded by saying: “We can decide after that, but right now, it seems very positive that both can be in the squad for Sunday.” Their big by Romelu Lukaku could make his debut in the super Sunday clash.