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They tested positive for covid on Tuesday,
" Lorient coach Christophe Pélissier told the press after training held on the lawn of Espace FCL in Ploemeur (Morbihan).
He did not specify the identity of the players concerned, citing medical confidentiality.
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Wednesday morning, only 19 players were present in training.
Vincent Le Goff, Thomas Monconduit, Adrian Grbic, Enzo Le Fée, Teddy Bartouche-Selbonne, Thomas Fontaine and Loris Mouyokolo, were missing, noted an AFP correspondent.
The five cases of Covid-19 could be on this list.
The players who tested positive were placed in solitary confinement for at least seven days, while the next match of the Merlus, 19th in L1, will take place in Lille on Saturday, January 8, for the resumption of the French championship.