Jack Butland, Crystal Palace goalkeeper has tested coronavirus positive and is self-isolating in a London hotel.
The Eagles are to travel to Fulham in the Premier League and just a day before that the news came.
Palace will have to wait a fortnight to see the 27-year-old in action, whom they signed last week.
Boss Roy Hodgson confirmed the diagnosis this afternoon according to TeamTalk.
“It’s very unfortunate with Wayne Hennessey picking up such a serious injury in the last international break.”
“It was extremely unkind to us, I have to say. So we were forced to act because we know he will be out until January.”
“We don’t know then what the future will hold for him. We needed to bring someone in.
“Our misfortune continued because no sooner had Jack come and signed than he tested positive for coronavirus. So we haven’t seen him because he has to self isolate.”
“Like Jordan Ayew, he is stuck in a hotel room in London, a very boring existence, I can only imagine, waiting for the magical period of time you have to self isolate for to pass to take another test, hopefully, he will be clear.”
“And then I can answer about what it is like to have him with us. At the moment he is with us from afar.”
