Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19, the Serie A club have announced.
The Italian side revealed on Monday evening that the 31-year-old Wales international, who has been linked with a return to the Premier League during the January transfer window, had returned a positive result.
The former Arsenal midfielder had struggled for game-time in Turin prior to contracting the virus, and now seems likely to leave the club.
A statement on the club’s official website said: ‘Juventus Football Club announces that Aaron Ramsey has tested positive for Covid-19. The player has already been placed in isolation.’
The 31-year-old has made just one league start for Max Allegri’s side this season, and picked up two appearances from the bench.
Ramsey joined the Old Lady on a free transfer in July 2019 after spending 11 years at Arsenal.
He has scored six goals in 69 games at the club, but has played less than 100 minutes for Juventus this season.
The Gunners have been touted as a possible destination for their former player with relegation-haunted Newcastle and Burnley also understood to be among a host of English top-flight clubs monitoring developments.
Injuries have hampered him during his spell at Juve, where he has not started a game since the season’s opening fixture with manager Allegri having described him as ‘an outgoing player’.
