01/02/2021 12:16
Clarín.com
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Updated 02/01/2021 12:16
Beyond the defeat against Leeds United that catapulted him to third place in the Premier League, not all are smiles at Tottenham.
The London club condemned "roundly" this Saturday the conduct of Erik Lamela and Giovani Lo Celso, as well as that of the Spanish Sergio Reguilón, for having violated the restrictions in force in the United Kingdom due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The three footballers were photographed at a party held during the Christmas period, which also included another Argentine, Manuel Lanzini, who works for West Ham United.
After the photo was widely circulated on social networks, the British entity reacted publicly with indignation and disappointment at the behavior of the players, who will face, according to his team, "disciplinary measures".
"We are extremely disappointed and strongly condemn this image of our players together with family and friends together at Christmas, particularly knowing the sacrifices that everyone is making in the country to be safe during the festive period," he said the club in a statement.
Lamela was not included among those summoned for the game that his team beat Leeds by Marcelo Bielsa 3-0.
Reguilón was among the substitutes and did not enter.
Lo Celso is recovering from an injury he suffered on December 20 in the game against Leicester.
In the note released, the North London entity stressed that "the rules are clear, there are no exceptions" and added that the club "regularly reminds" the players and their staff "of the latest protocols and their responsibilities to adhere to them and be an example ".
Tottenham also specified that "the matter will be addressed internally."
The UK recorded more than 50,000 new COVID-19 infections a day over the past four days, driven in large part by a new variant of the virus that is much more infectious.
This led the Boris Johnson government to restrict circulation in much of the country and to reactivate field hospitals.
The president of the British College of Doctors, Andrew Goddard, considered this Saturday that the end of the year celebrations and the new variant of the coronavirus will have "a great impact" in the coming weeks on the spread of the virus in the country.
"The numbers (of positives) that we are seeing in the southeast (of England), in London, in South Wales, are going to be reflected next month, even in the next two months, in the rest of the country," he said. the expert.
The United Kingdom accumulates a total of 2,542,065 positives for coronavirus since the crisis broke out while the number of deaths reaches 74,125.
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