Official: Dembele, Gavi, and Umtiti become latest Barcelona players to contract COVID-19

The Coronavirus is done with the world, as another wave seems to be en route. Like last time, it would probably mean a temporary stop to football as several games in the Premier League have already been postponed.

Barcelona, too, have been struck by the same. In the last few days, Dani Alves, Clement Lenglet, Alejandro Balde, and Jordi Alba have all tested positive for the virus. The club announced that today, Ousmane Dembele, Gavi, and Samuel Umtiti have all tested positive, as well.

LATEST NEWS | The players O. Dembélé, Umtiti, and Gavi have tested positive for Covid-19 following PCR tests administered to the team. The players are in good health and are in isolation at their homes. The Club has informed the relevant authorities. pic.twitter.com/zLC6wxDHvP

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) December 29, 2021

The official medical release states that all three of the players are in good health and are isolating at their home.

Barcelona have to make the trip to Palma on the weekend to face Mallorca for gameweek 19 of La Liga. Mallorca, too, have been hit with a COVID outbreak. There is no information about the postponement of the game, yet.

In fact, as it stands, the Blaugranas will have as many as 14 players missing for this game. Sergino Dest, Pedri, Ansu Fati, and Memphis Depay are still injured, while Busquets and Gavi (who has now tested positive) are suspended. New signing Ferran Torres is also likely to miss the game because of registration complications.