Zlatan Ibrahimovic Tests Positive For Coronavirus; currently in Home Quarantine

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not be taking the field for the foreseeable future. In a statement on Thursday, AC Milan announced that its star striker has tested positive for the novel coronavirus COVID-19. AC Milan is set to face Bodo-Glimt in the Europa League on Thursday night. As a safety precaution, Zlatan has been placed in quarantine.

The striker is self-isolating at home following the test carried out ahead of the team’s Europa League third qualifying round tie against Norwegian club Bodo-Glimt in the San Siro later Thursday. Ibrahimovic skipped Thursday’s game and will also subsequently miss out on any Europa League play-offs and the next two Serie A games against Crotone and Spezia.

“Ibrahimovic has tested positive for Covid-19 following a second round of swab tests ahead of tonight’s game against Bodo/Glimt,” the Serie A club also let out a tweet.

The soccer player took to Twitter and posted a rather ‘daunting’ tweet.

I tested negative to Covid yesterday and positive today. No symptoms what so ever. Covid had the courage to challenge me. Bad idea

— Zlatan Ibrahimović (@Ibra_official) September 24, 2020

His fans went ahead to post rather humorous tweets in response.

Hello, my name is COVID19 and am a Zlatan patient.
Other diseases, hello COVID19 pic.twitter.com/fExQZgeCUE

— Sky Arsenal ➐ (@Sky_Arsennal) September 24, 2020

Zlatan outside Covid's house pic.twitter.com/B0qXwad3Pg

— Arpan (@ArpanRicko) September 24, 2020

The striker will most likely return to the pitch after October 17th this year.