Juventus forward Paulo Dybala has tested positive for the coronavirus for the fourth time in six weeks, according to reports.
The Argentine confirmed on March 21 that he and his girlfriend Oriana Sabatini had contracted COVID-19 after his first test.
According to Spanish programme El Chiringuito, Dybala has had four tests since initially contracting the disease and his most recent test has come back positive yet again.
Wojciech Szczesny has revealed the truth behind the time he was caught smoking after what proved to be the final Premier League appearance of his Arsenal career.
Szczesny lit up in the showers after a 2-0 defeat at Southampton on New Year’s Day and he was subsequently fined and dropped by then-manager Arsene Wenger as a result.
The Poland international insists there was no major row with Wenger about the incident, but Szczesny’s only further appearances that season came in the FA Cup.
The 30-year-old then spent two years on loan at Roma before joining Juventus in a permanent deal in the summer of 2017, and Szczesny has detailed the incident which led to him going from Arsenal’s first-choice keeper to eventually leaving Emirates Stadium.
“Back at that time I was smoking regularly and the boss knew it very well,” Szczesny told the Arsenal Nation podcast. “He just didn’t want anybody smoking in the dressing rooms and I knew that also.
“Because of the emotion of the game, I had a cigarette after the game when the team was still in. I went in the corner of the showers, so it was at the other end of the dressing room and nobody could see me, and I lit one up.
“Somebody saw me, it wasn’t even the boss himself, and just reported it back to the boss. I saw him a couple of days later, he asked me if that was true and I said, ‘yes’. He fined me and that was the end of it.
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Al-Duhail defender Medhi Benatia has again taken aim at the man-management of Pep Guardiola.
Benatia worked with Guardiola at Bayern Munich.
And he recalled: “Tactically, Josep is the best coach in the world, I do not see anyone better than him in this respect.
“However, I did not really like Guardiola in terms of relations with the players. Then he did not impress me.
“Of course, he may be suitable for Juventus, but I believe that the current coach Maurizio Sarri has a great vision of football.”
Guardiola is being linked with Benatia’s former club Juve for next season.
Mino Raiola is now in talks with Juventus about re-signing Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba.
Pogba’s agent is also in contact with Real Madrid, but negotiations are now underway with Juve, reveals Gazzetta dello Sport’s Nicolo Schira.
“Paul Pogba wants to leave Manchester United this summer,” Skira wrote on Twitter. “Juventus is still a priority for the Frenchman, the Bianconeri want to re-sign the player.
“Agent of Pogba, Mino Raiola is already in talks.”
Juve are expected to propose a swap offer to United for the France midfielder.
Juventus’ players and manager Maurizio Sarri have agreed to their pay being stopped for four months to save the club an estimated 90m euros (£80.7m) during the coronavirus pandemic.
All sport in Italy has been suspended until at least 3 April.
The Juve squad, which includes Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey, will not be paid their full salaries in March, April, May and June.
They top Serie A by a point from Lazio.
Should football resume in the country, which has been the hardest hit by coronavirus in Europe, Juventus will look again at the situation “in good faith”.
“Juventus would like to thank the players and the coach for their commitment at a difficult time for everyone,” said a statement by the club, champions of Italy for the past eight seasons.
Juventus forward, Paulo Dybala has opened up on his struggle with coronavirus (COVID-19), declaring that he could hardly breathe.
The Argentine became the third player of the club to test positive for coronavirus last weekend, after teammates Daniele Rugani and Blaise Matuidi.
Dybala and his girlfriend, Oriana Sabatini, tested positive for the deadly disease.
Dybala, who had already been in self-isolation for ten days, has now discussed his symptoms and how he felt while battling against COVID-19.
“I developed strong symptoms, but today I already feel much better,” Dybala told Juventus’ official YouTube channel.
“Now I can move better, walking and trying to train. I could hardly breathe, I couldn’t do anything after five minutes.
“My muscles ached. Fortunately, Oriana and I are better now.”
Dybala has been impressive for Juventus since he joined the Serie A champions from Palermo in 2015.
Paulo Dybala has told Juventus fans that he and his girlfriend Oriana Sabatini ‘are good’ just four days on from news they had tested positive for coronavirus.
The 26-year-old forward stunned the world of Italian football when he announced that he had contracted the deadly virus but he appears in high spirits while the pair quarantine at home.
Writing on his Instagram page, where he made the announcement that he was COVID-19 positive on March 21, Dybala wrote ‘estamos bien’ (‘we are good’) to caption a photo of him doing an OK hand gesture.
‘He has been in voluntary home isolation since Wednesday 11 March,’ they wrote at the weekend.
‘He will continue to be monitored, following the usual regime. He is well and is asymptomatic.’
Dybala became the third Juventus player to test positive after defender Rugani and midfielder Blaise Matuidi.
He has been active on social media to ease concerns over his well-being and has kept busy along with his girlfriend.
There have been, at the time of writing, more than 7,500 deaths as the country continues to fight the further spread of the virus.
A host of Serie A players have gone public after testing positive and it remains unclear when the league will be able to conclude the 2019-20 season.
Dybala’s Juventus currently sit top of Serie A after 26 matches, one point ahead of Lazio, and nine ahead of Inter Milan, who have played a game less.
Juventus strike, Paulo Dybala has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
The Juventus strike in a message on his Instagram page on Saturday said he had received the result of his COVID-19 test and that he was positive.
He added that his girlfriend, Oriana Sabatini was also positive for Coronavirus.
“Hi everyone, I just wanted to inform you that we have received the results for the Covid-19 test and both Oriana and I have tested positive.
“Luckily we are in perfect conditions. Thanks for your messages,” he said.
Dybala is the third Juventus player to test positive for Coronavirus after Daniele Rugani and France World Cup winner Blaise Matuidi, were earlier tested positive.
Juventus forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, could be set for a 20-30% slash in his wages at the club, due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Mundo Deportivo.
Italy is officially the worst-hit country by COVID-19, with over 4,000 people dead.
Earlier this month, the Serie A season was suspended, with clubs expected to hugely suffer financial losses.
It is believed Ronaldo could miss out on up to £8.4m in future wages, with Juve expected to reduce the wages of all players by at least 20%.
Ronaldo moved to Juve from Real Madrid in 2018.
Since his arrival, he has netted 53 times in 75 games, helping the Turin club win the Serie A title last season.
The 35-year-old is currently self-isolating in his native Madeira in Portugal.
Juventus have announced that Italy centre-back Daniele Rugani has tested positive for coronavirus.
The Serie A side said they are “activating all the isolation procedures required by law”, including for those who have come into contact with Rugani.
The club added that Rugani, 25, is “currently asymptomatic”.
All sport in Italy is suspended until 3 April, with the country in lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Rugani has made only seven appearances for Juventus this season and was an unused substitute in his side’s last match – a 2-0 win over Inter Milan held behind closed doors on Sunday.
Inter, whose Europa League game against Getafe that was set for Thursday has been postponed, said that “all competitive activities are suspended until further notice” following Rugani’s positive test.
They added: “The club is taking steps to prepare all necessary procedures.”
Rugani has won four Serie A titles with Juve and played for Italy seven times, last featuring for the national team in 2018.
On Sunday he posted a photograph from the dressing room as he celebrated Juve’s win over Inter with his team-mates.