Barcelona president Joan Laporta tests positive for Covid-19

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has tested positive for Covid-19, the Catalan club confirmed on Tuesday evening.

"Due to having had direct contact with people who have recenlty tested positive for Covid-19, on Tuesday morning president Laporta took an antigen test which came out negative, and then in the afternoon a PCR test which came out positive," Barça said.

"For that reason, he will not be traveling to Linares on Wednesday or to Granada on Saturday as he will be self-isolating as indicated by the health authorities. 

"President Laporta is in good health without any symptoms. First vice president Rafael Yuste tested negative in the PCR test but as a precaution he will not travel with the first-team squad to Linares on Wednesday."  

Laporta spent Monday with Ferran Torres at the player's presentation, with the new signing later testing positive for coronavirus.

Pedri also tested positive on Monday as Barça deal with a Covid-19 outbreak. The first were Lenglet and Dani Alves (Dec. 27) followed by Jordi Alba and Balde (Dec. 28), Dembélé, Umtiti and Gavi (Dec. 29) and Dest, Coutinho and Abde (Dec. 30).