'If people choose to get it, then they should get it. Please, One in four EFL players refusing to be jabbed as six more Premier League matches are called off, Fans at Premier League grounds are being asked to take precautions but many of those on the pitch are still not fully vaccinated. Only seven of 20 PL clubs have fully vaccinated 50% of players and staff. "If one [player] gets Covid and he [the unvaccinated player] was around him in the last four days, he will be in isolation. Premier League players who choose not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 face being exempt from relaxed UK travel restrictions. The Premier League revealed that 92 per cent of players and club staff have received one, two or three COVID-19 vaccination doses, Following a meeting the Premier League elected to continue playing games during the festive period. Clubs could shun unvaccinated players in transfer window By Jeremy Wilson and Sam Dean Eddie Howe has become the latest Premier League manager to suggest unvaccinated players risk being. After Brentford, the Blues became the latest club to be hit by a Covid outbreak, after it was confirmed ahead of their game with Everton that four more first-team players had tested positive. Lateral flow tests are now being taken daily by all staff wishing to enter a club's training ground, with PCR tests carried out twice-weekly. NGolo Kante and Ruben Loftus-Cheek were missing for Chelsea, Phil Foden and John Stones for Manchester City. They are Manchester United versus Brighton & Hove Albion, Southampton against Brentford, Watford versus Crystal Palace, West Ham United. It has been revealed that 77 per cent of players have been double jabbed, and that 16% of stars have had no jabs at all - with 92 per cent of players and staff having at least one. The NHS vaccination rate for a single dose in England for 25-29 year olds is 78.5%, with the average age of a Premier League player being 26.9. Unvaccinated players face being shunned in the January transfer window, with clubs across the country expressing reluctance to sign them. Top flight sides have found it harder in general to sell players this summer due to the high wages some members of their squad command, with those in question unwilling to lower their demands to prospective buyers. Their training complex is closed until Tuesday at least, in order to reduce the risk of transmission. Please logout and login again. Players classed as not being fully vaccinated must isolate for 10 days if they are deemed to have been in close contact, even if they return a negative test result, and this has resulted in some clubs being unable to meet the minimum requirement of having 14 players, including a goalkeeper, to contest a Premier League fixture. They have had the fear-mongering and conspiracy theories dismissed with evidence by experts. His ebullience was easier because Liverpool have almost a 100 per cent vaccination rate. Footballers have had all the benefits of being vaccinated explained to them they do not lack information. For more from Matt OConnor-Simpson, follow him on Twitter! Premier League clubs are exploring the possibility of docking unvaccinated players' wages if they miss training and games because they are isolating. ", Get the FREE Mirror Football newsletter with the day's key headlines and transfer news straight into your inbox. The report states this has left one unnamed Championship club with just seven players in full training. "I am vaccinated. The Premier League regularly releases details of how many players and club staff have been tested for Covid-19 and the number of positive tests, and some individual teams have disclosed . 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Despite managers including Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel raising concerns about fulfilling fixture demands in the midst of surging numbers of positive cases, the Premier League decided to continue with games until further notice. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Managers are also losing patience. Something went wrong, please try again later. The rule could also be used for lower divisions and other sports, and for seated events with a . Former Sydney FC captain Alex Brosque believes the A-Leagues shouldn't mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for players, warning some big names remain unjabbed. "But we are not now angry with N'Golo, of course not, we are concerned about him and worried about him, as we are with any injured players who get a kick in a game. Assembled members of the press pack had a remit to ask questions about vaccination statuses and understandably wanted to do so. Thomas Tuchel was asked whether footballers should do more to convince the public to have the vaccine last September, shortly after Kante contracted the virus. "I have no issue telling you I received my booster jab as soon as I was eligible and again that will be the case for many if not nearly all within our ranks in the coming days and weeks.". 2 min read. Something went wrong, please try again later. Please, The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. The Three Lions have all but sealed their place in. 11 Shares. Your login session has expired. Unvaccinated Premier League players being snubbed in transfer window. In the last seven days, 139,272 people have tested positive for Covid in the UK and they are just the recorded cases. The new methods are said to be under consideration by league chiefs after clubs voted to continue with fixtures as planned despite a series of recent postponements. They will finally conclude their tour by playing a friendly against Arsenal in Orlando on July 23. In a statement, the Premier League said: "The League also confirmed to its clubs today that 92% of players and club staff have received one, two or three COVID-19 vaccination doses, with 84% of players on the vaccination journey. But to some, that message is clearly not getting through. Comment your thoughts below. Liverpool unhappy with Premier League amid criticism for taking 33-minute Newcastle . Im not so sure. The most recent figures for the Premier . In Italy, Serie A has recorded 98% of players being fully vaccinated, with 92% in Germany's Bundesliga and 92% in Spain's LaLiga. Perhaps the problem is not insufficient information, but an overload of it. "We will stay in touch with him and bring him back as soon as possible. Rugby League Player's Association CEO Clint Newtown agreed with the NRL that the small amount of unvaccinated players isn't a risk to the game. This is . "It would be easy to say yes now and get maybe a bolt from a lot of people. It might be 100 per cent now or as close as is possible, so thats important. 'That may be one thing they need to look at and also the fans, making sure they can go to the games safely is the most important thing.'. Last week Premier League chief executive Richard Masters called on players to get the jab. Domestic leagues in Italy and France made vaccination compulsory for players after a rise in infections last winter, yet some leeway has been given. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The Bees have 13 cases among players and staff the club are now calling for a circuit-breaker szhutdown to help clubs recover. Social media excels in presenting dubious opinions as convincing facts and young professional footballers are a strong target market. 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