Mikel Arteta is understood to be confident of making a full recovery after being tested positive for coronavirus. The Arsenal boss was confirmed to have COVID-19 on Thursday night and is the latest high profile sporting star to have contracted the virus.
News broke just hours after the Premier League confirmed that games would go ahead as normal this weekend. The Gunners are due to play at Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday but this fixture is now in doubt.
Arsenal have closed their training ground and club staff who had recent contact with Arteta will now self-isolate. Arteta is believed to be fighting fit and is confident of making a full recovery, but is disappointed that it has happened. "This is really disappointing but I took
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