Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 11:46• Jordi Tomasowa • Last update: 11:48

Following Bayern Munich, some Premier League clubs also want to withhold the salaries of unvaccinated players if they miss matches and training because they have to be in mandatory home isolation. There were increasing examples in December in the top four divisions in England of unvaccinated players having to self-isolate after a positive test for corona or because they have been in contact with an infected person. At least three clubs in the Premier League have less than 50 percent of players fully vaccinated, much to the chagrin of medical staff.

The number of players self-isolating in the top four divisions in England has exploded in the past two weeks as a result of new government regulations introduced following the spread of the Omikron variant. As a result, many selections have been thinned and four games have been postponed in just five days this week, including Manchester United’s game against Brentford on Tuesday evening. Last month, Bayern Munich refused to pay five of its squad players for any game or training they missed after coming into contact with an infected person.

sports mail writes that a number of clubs in the Premier League and the Football League have had enough of the vaccine refusers and are investigating whether it is legal to follow Bayern’s example, as the Omikron variant threatens to mess up the football calendar. Several clubs have contacted the EFL about the legal aspects of such a move. Meanwhile, managers also feel powerless, as players still refuse to be vaccinated. New measures have also been implemented in England as a result of the rapid spread of the new corona variant.

A number of clubs are struggling to organize decent training, now that unvaccinated players have to be in isolation if they have been in contact with a person who tested positive. Vaccination rates remain low at many clubs in England’s four top divisions. At least three clubs in the Premier League have less than 50 percent of players fully vaccinated, much to the chagrin of the respective clubs’ medical staff. Premier League vaccination records are a closely guarded secret, but the latest information published on the subject on October 19 stated that 68 percent of players have been fully vaccinated.