Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi have both tested positive for coronavirus.
Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has become the first Premier League player to test positive for the virus and Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is self-isolating.
Chelsea say Hudson-Odoi “displayed symptoms similar to a mild cold on Monday morning” and stayed away from the the training ground.
The club added that the player is “doing well and looking forward to returning to the training ground as soon as it is possible”.
A statement from Arsenal issued on Thursday evening said: “Our London Colney training centre has been closed after head coach Mikel Arteta received a positive COVID-19 result this evening.
“Arsenal personnel who had recent close contact with Mikel will now self-isolate in line with Government health guidelines.
"We expect this to be a significant number of people from Colney, including the full first-team squad and coaching staff, as well as a smaller number of people from our Hale End Academy which we have also temporarily closed as a precaution.
“We expect those who did not have close contact with Mikel to return to work in the coming days. In the meantime our Colney and Hale End training centres will undergo a deep clean and our other club sites are operating as normal.”
The Mirror report that the Premier League are to hold an emergency meeting on Friday morning regarding future fixtures in the division.
