ARSENAL and Switzerland player, Granit Xhaka, has tested positive for coronavirus after refusing to get vaccinated.
The midfielder who signed a new three-year, £100,000-a-week deal to stay at the Premier League club just last month was left out of the contest against Greece on Wednesday while he isolates.
The 28 years old initially tested negative before a follow-up PCR came back positive.
Swiss FA's head of communications, Adrian Arnold, confirmed that the player had rejected vaccination.
"Granit Xhaka was not vaccinated,' Arnold said.
'He's a player who isn't vaccinated. We left this up to each player, it's a personal decision of each player – just like any other person in Switzerland.
'We have issued a recommendation that everyone vaccinate. But he decided for himself personally. And it is also his right not to be vaccinated.'
Granit Xhaka who recieved a red card against Manchester City will miss the game against Norwich next Saturday.
