Former Manchester City midfielder David Silva has tested positive for coronavirus.
The Spaniard, who left City at the end of last season, is asymptomatic, according to his new club Real Sociedad, for whom he signed earlier this month.
The club tweeted: “Real Sociedad informs that David Silva has tested positive for COVID-19 in the test carried out at Policlínica Gipuzkoa. The player is asymptomatic and is self-isolating.”
Silva ended a decade-long spell at the Etihad, in which he won four Premier League titles, when his contract expired after City were knocked out of the Champions League by Lyon. The club announced last week that a statue is to be erected in his honour outside the ground, to acknowledge the role he has played in transforming City into one of the leading clubs in Europe.
The positive test is likely to have a significant impact on Silva’s preparations for the new Spanish season. Sociedad, who finished sixth in La Liga last year, are due to start their campaign away to Real Valladolid on Sunday, September 13.
