Spurs scare after link to positive test

TOTTENHAM say they are clear to play United on Friday, despite them playing against a Norwich player who has since tested positive for Covid-19.

The unnamed Canaries star - who was one of two Premier League players to be found to have the virus in the latest round of testing - played against Spurs in a friendly on Friday, before the results were announced.

But no other players from club will have to self-isolate as they are deemed not to have been in contact for long enough to pose a risk.

Spurs confirmed they have not had any positive tests.

They said in a statement: “We continue to operate within the strict guidelines outlined by the Premier League to ensure we avoid any risk of infection spreading should anyone else test positive, including practising social distancing so no ‘close contacts’ are created, which has been defined by Government as being within two metres of a confirmed case for 15 minutes or more.

“This means that no other member of the squad or staff should be forced to self-isolate other than the person who returns a positive test result and their household members.

“The Norwich player in question has confirmed he had no ‘close contacts’ with our team and our squad has also verified this.

“Our testing has continued to return only negative results for Covid since one positive reading was confirmed almost two weeks ago.”

The Norwich player is now unavailable for their first match back against Southampton on Friday.