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  • Bayern Munich defender tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Salzburg clash

    Bayern Munich defender tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of Salzburg clash

    Bayern Munich defender Niklas Suele has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating, the club said on the eve of their Champions League match at Salzburg.

    The 25-year-old Germany centre back is the second Bayern player to be pulled out of action after Serge Gnabry’s false positive test in October. Gnabry has since returned.

    Bayern, who won five titles in 2020 including the Champions League and the domestic league and Cup double, travel to title rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.

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    Meanwhile, Real Madrid defender Eder Militao has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their Champions League home game against Inter Milan, the Spanish champions said on Monday.

    “Our player Eder Militao has given a positive result in the COVID-19 tests carried out on Sunday morning,” Real said on its website.

    The club added that all other first-team players and coaching staff, as well as the club employees who work directly with them, had tested negative both on Sunday and Monday.

    Six Dynamo Kiev players and five members of staff have tested positive before Wednesday’s Champions League group game against Barcelona, the Ukrainian club have said.

    “Testing showed a positive result in several players of the team: Georgy Tsitaishvili, Denis Garmash, Mikkel Duelund, Alexander Karavaev, Tudor Belutse and Mykola Shaparenko,” Dynamo said in a statement.

    “In addition, the tests of assistant head coach Emil Karas and four representatives of the team’s staff gave a positive result.”

    Dynamo are third in Group G with one point, five behind leaders Barcelona, who they play in Spain on Wednesday.

  • Breaking: Liverpool complete transfer of Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago

    Breaking: Liverpool complete transfer of Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago

    Liverpool have officially confirmed the signing of Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara.

    The Reds struck a deal worth in the region of £27million for Thiago and the 29-year-old has signed a four-year deal with the Premier League champions.

    Liverpool have been chasing Thiago for much of the summer since the Spaniard decided against penning a new deal with Bayern.

    Manchester United also showed interest in Thiago, who Bayern were prepared to offload if a side met their asking price.

    But Thiago had his heart set on a switch to Anfield where he could work under Jurgen Klopp and will wear the No.6 shirt.

    Liverpool on their Twitter handle on Friday, September 18 wrote, ”The moment you’ve all been waiting for…”

    Thiago is considered one of the best midfielders in the world and won the Champions League and Bundesliga with Bayern last season. Liverpool were facing financial difficulties this summer but the club decided to follow through on Klopp’s request to bring Thiago to the club.

    Thiago is Liverpool’s second signing of the summer after the addition of Kostas Tsimikas.

    The left-back will provide competition for Andrew Robertson, while Thiago is expected to be given an immediate run in the side once he is up to speed. After winning their opening Premier League fixture against Leeds, Liverpool travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday.