Niklas Sule has been forced out of Bayern Munich’s upcoming fixtures in the Champions League and Bundesliga after testing positive for Covid-19.
The 25-year-old defender is now in self-isolation. He becomes the latest high-profile star from the world of football to have contracted coronavirus with further lockdown measures being put in place across Europe.
The German title holders will have to cope without their commanding centre-half for the foreseeable future, with domestic and continental plans being impacted.
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A statement from Bayern on their official website read: “Niklas Sule has tested positive for Covid-19.