Although he is vaccinated: Gündogan is not allowed to go to the United States from ManCity due to corona entry rules

Created: 07/19/2022, 10:48 p.m

By: Vincent Fischer

Manchester City travels to the USA for a preparatory trip.

Not there: Ilkay Gündogan.

His corona vaccination status does not allow entry.

Manchester – It's a topic that has had a lot of explosives since the discussions about Joshua Kimmich last year: professional footballers and their vaccination status.

As in the rest of society, most players are vaccinated against the corona virus.

Ilkay Gündogan also received a vaccine.

Nevertheless, he cannot travel to the USA for the preparation trip from Manchester City.

Because of corona entry rules in the USA: Gündogan is not allowed to go to America - even though he is vaccinated

Ilkay Gündogan is missing from the 26-man squad of the English champions who have made their way to America.

The new club of top striker Erling Haaland did not provide any information on its website on Saturday as to why the German national soccer player was not or could not be considered by coach Pep Guardiola.

According to a report by

magazine (Saturday), Gündogan cannot come because of the corona entry regulations in the USA.

Ilkay Gündogan: Because of his vaccination status, the national player is not allowed to go to the United States from Manchester City to prepare.

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Gündogan has already been infected twice with the corona virus.

First time in September 2020. “I had pretty much all the symptoms.

Started with fever, sore throat, loss of taste.

I had felt worse than ever before," the 31-year-old reported afterwards.

He then had himself vaccinated once last summer and was therefore considered fully vaccinated in Germany.

Ilkay Gündogan: After the second infection in June - doctors advise against a second vaccination

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A second vaccination for the trip to the USA should follow this summer.

In June, however, he tested positive for the virus again, and doctors then advised against further vaccination before three months after the first negative result,

reported .

However, entry into the USA is not possible with this.

According to the magazine report, Gündogan should now travel with the U23 from Manchester to Croatia on Sunday.