Matthijs de Ligt and Memphis Depay are among the players of the Dutch national team who will not be vaccinated against the corona virus, Marcel Maijer reports on Twitter. Due to their club obligations with Juventus and Olympique Lyon respectively, De Ligt and Depay only joined the training camp of the Dutch in Zeist on Friday. On Thursday, various players from the selection were vaccinated on a voluntary basis. ‘About six’ players from that group did not take a vaccine, Frank de Boer said at the press conference on Thursday.
De Ligt tells Maijer that he ‘does not feel comfortable’ with vaccination. In addition, the center-back has already undergone a corona infection, he says. “Memphis will also not be vaccinated for the time being,” Maijer writes on Twitter. “Let’s hope that the virus will not be able to reach the the Dutch bubble later …” On Friday it was announced that Jasper Cillessen has suffered corona and is not going to Portugal on a training camp with the the Dutch. Marco Bizot, who dropped out of the pre-selection, would already travel to Lagos and so De Boer is not calling for a replacement.
On Wednesday, the national coach announced at the press conference that the players who were already in Zeist at that time had the chance to get vaccinated. “A number of players have just been vaccinated,” said De Boer. “As the KNVB, we have always said that the people from care and the people who need it most must come first. Now we as the KNVB believe that we should not be given priority, but that it can be a choice to vaccinate us. , especially the players. That choice was made in the end. “
Not all players were willing to do this. “Ultimately it is on a voluntary basis, whether they want it or not,” said De Boer. “A lot of players took that, but I can’t force someone to put a syringe in their body. Whether that’s three or fifteen players? We don’t have that many players. I think about six didn’t take it. What? Again, I think everyone has a choice about what is injected into their body. I said I would. That’s my choice. Our doctor said it too. But again, it’s the choice of the person himself. We have to respect that and we do it. “
Voetbalzone keeps you informed about everything about EURO 2020
Curious about the current standings, the match program and much more European Championship news? Click here!
Related
More sports news
Reply
You may respond from level 3.