Tomas Soucek remains a doubt for West Ham’s first Premier League against Newcastle on Saturday.
The confirmation one way or another is likely to come later this week when David Moyes gives his first pre-match interview.
There are reports the Hammer came into direct contact with a Czech republic national team masseur who has tested positive to Covid19 while receiving a massage on international duty.
He was immediately withdrawn from international and entered self-quarantine as required. News about Soucek broke on 3rd September so if contact occurred on 2nd it would leave Soucek in quarantine until 16th, four days after the first game.
Czech manager David Holoubek has named a new 24-man squad for the game in Oloumuc after a team masseuse tested positive for Covid-19 losing 2-1 to Scotland on Monday.
The Hammer is understood to have tested negative three times for Covid-19 but Claret and Hugh understand he is still obliged to follow Czech 7-day self-isolation rules rather the UK 14 day self-quarantine period meaning he could be allowed to play on Saturday.
Elite sports, TV and film men and women are exemption from British quarantine rules when returning from non air bridge countries but this is unclear on players coming into direct contact with someone who later tests positive.
Worthless international football, we should look for damages from their FA.
Wages and the cost of anything we can get.
At least he’s been locked away and missed the shambles at the club.
Do you or Hugh know any truth in rumours that KB and Moyes had a massive bust up pre game Saturday ?
The rumours are nonsense and without substance
Thanks
Thought so, when its a friend of someone who is a friend but heard …
They just played rubbish lol.
According to my mother, all football is worthless.
As long a Dec is playing international footie it may be sufficient to meet his ambition. Playing or captaining WHU certainly will not. While Dec also missed the infantile response to Diang being sold, he was subjected to the selfish, publicized promiscuity of his international teammates. So he and Soucek will look at each other in disbelief while holding our midfield together, and maybe planning their escape.
With the quarantine rules, I wonder what will happen in the league following international mid-season games because in theory not too mention covid bubbles, every international player that played overseas would be unavailable for two weeks, could make for some interesting team selections