One of four Paris Saint-Germain players to test positive for Covid-19 is Lionel Messi, the soccer player from Argentina.
Messi of Paris Saint-Germain tested positive.
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The club said that three other players have also tested positive and are isolating.
Messi will stay in Argentina until he tests negative, according to Mauricio Pochettino, the manager of Paris Saint-Germain.
The new French rules require people to be isolated for seven days after they test positive for coronaviruses, but can be shortened to five days after a negative test.
As Messi will not be able to travel to France until he tests negative, he can't predict when he'll return to the pitch.
The club said that the injured player is expected to return to training in around three weeks.
The key background.
One of soccer's best active players and one of the sporting world's most bankable stars is Messi. He joined the youth academy at the age of 12 after the team couldn't meet his salary requirements. The first league game of the year is scheduled for next Sunday, January 9th, and it will be against Lyon.
$110 million. Forbes estimates how much Messi will make before taxes in the upcoming season. The majority of the money goes to the soccer player's salary at Paris Saint-Germain. Messi is the second-highest paid soccer player of the upcoming season, with a figure that places him among the world's best paid athletes.
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