ANKARA

English Premier League club Arsenal confirmed their head coach Mikel Arteta tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

"Our London Colney training center has been closed after head coach Mikel Arteta received a positive COVID-19 result this evening," the club said on its website.

The Gunners also added the team will not be able to play some fixtures on their currently scheduled dates and the supporters will be updated about the game tickets for next week's fixtures soon.

Arsenal had hired their former player Arteta as its new manager to sign a three-and-a-half year contract in Dec. 2019.

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