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Four Chelsea stars isolating as coronavirus cases emerge in Blues COVID-19 outbreak
Chelsea have seen their pre-season plans thrown into chaos after multiple positive COVID-19 tests were recorded at the club, according to reports.
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Chelsea stars Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham, Christian Pulisic and Fikayo Tomori are all reportedly under quarantine after an outbreak of coronavirus in the Blues squad. The four players are isolating in adherence to government guidelines, having been on holiday in Greece, after news broke of several confirmed COVID-19 cases at the club.
Frank Lampard has seen his pre-season plans thrown into disarray less than three weeks ahead of the new campaign after it was reported that several unnamed players have contracted coronavirus.
The Daily Mail claim that multiple players have tested positive ahead of Chelsea's expected return to training, while there were 14 cases recorded across 12 different top flight clubs last week.
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Chelsea supposedly confirmed that a number of their playing staff had COVID-19 and were under quarantine in order to prevent further spreading across the club.
And now The Sun claim Mount, Abraham, Pulisic and Tomori are all following guidelines and taking precautions upon their return from Greece, although there is no suggestion that these four players have coronavirus.
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The quartet had all been holidaying on Mykonos, taking a well-earned break after Chelsea's protracted season.
Visitors to the island do not currently require a mandatory quarantine period upon return to the UK, although seven days of isolation are required if anyone has been in contact with someone who is positive while there.
The four players are adhering to club protocols as Chelsea look to re-establish a bio-secure bubble around the first-team squad.
All the Blues stars underwent coronavirus tests at the end of last week, and a number of players are yet to report back to the club's Cobham training base since.
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There has been a sharp rise in cases across the Premier League since the summer break, with players having jetted around Europe as they made the most of their short period of downtime.
As well as disrupting Lampard's plans, the quarantine of Mount and Abraham causes problems for England manager Gareth Southgate with the pair having been named in his UEFA Nations League squad.
The Three Lions are due to face Iceland and Denmark at the start of September, although the participation of the Chelsea pair is now in doubt.
Meanwhile, the was some good news for Chelsea after they completed the signing of Ben Chilwell from Leicester City on Wednesday.
The left-back arrives at Stamford Bridge having penned a five-year worth up to £190,000-a-week.
It is thought that Chelsea paid the Foxes £50million for Chilwell, having negotiated down from an asking price of £80m.
And Lampard is not finished there with further deals for Kai Havertz and Thiago Silva expected to be finalised this week.
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