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28.12.2020Bayer 04

Wendell tests positive for Covid-19 on return from Brazil

Bayer 04 Leverkusen left-back Wendell has tested positive for Covid-19. The infection of the Brazilian was diagnosed immediately after his return from his Christmas holiday, which the 27-year-old spent back home in South America.
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Wendell has not been in contact with the first-team squad or the staff at Bayer 04 and he is now self-isolating.

 

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