The NEC promotion party is not necessarily the cause of Jasper Cillessen’s corona infection. The goalkeeper of Valencia and the Dutch national team was last Sunday at the festivities of his ex-employer, who celebrated the return to the Eredivisie. On Friday it was announced that Cillessen has been tested positive for the corona virus and must pass the training camp of the Dutch national team in Portugal.
“Later in the week he heard about the infections of some teammates at Valencia”, KNVB spokesman Bas Ticheler assures us on Saturday. Gelderland broadcaster. “Then Jasper had himself tested and he also turned out positive.” The exact source of the infection is therefore unclear, according to the KNVB. Valencia announced earlier this week that Thierry Correia, Maxi Gómez and Portuguese international Gonçalo Guedes had tested positive.
Cillessen was last under the bar at Valencia a week ago, in the game with Huesca (0-0). The goalkeeper has no complaints, is in self-isolation and rejoins the group as soon as it is medically justified. National coach Frank de Boer has decided not to call up a replacement, because Marco Bizot of AZ had already been added to the 26-man European Championship selection as the fourth goalkeeper with a view to the training camp.
De Boer’s selection will board a plane to Lagos on Saturday. The the Dutch will stay there for a week. On Wednesday, June 2, the Estádio Algarve will be practiced against Scotland. The the Dutch goes to Portugal with 23 players. Captain Georginio Wijnaldum and Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong will join in Lagos on Sunday. Nathan Aké, who will play the Champions League final with Manchester City on Saturday, also reports later at the Cascade Resort.
On Sunday 6 June, one day after returning home, a friendly game with Georgia awaits, the last game before the European Championship. During the press conference on Wednesday, after the announcement of the European Championship selection, De Boer said that he sees Cillessen as the first goalkeeper of the Dutch. He also included Tim Krul and Maarten Stekelenburg in his group of players. “Normally Cillessen is the first keeper, but he always has to prove it again. The three keepers are very close to each other ”, said the national coach.
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