Former Arsenal star sidelined with 'active tuberculosis' as club issue statement - The Mirror

Former Arsenal star sidelined with 'active tuberculosis' as club issue statement - The Mirror

PSV Eindhoven have confirmed veteran centre-forward Lucas Perez is out of action after testing positive for tuberculosis with club quick to ensure infection does not spread in title-challenging squad

Former attacker of Arsenal, Villareal, or La Coruña, Lucas Perez landed in February at the PSV Eindhovein is said to be suffering from active tuberculosis. The information revealed by the media De Telegraaf has not yet been confirmed by the Dutch club.

The Spanish footballer, who transferred to the Dutch team a month ago, is unlikely to play again this year.

Spanish footballer Lucas Pérez (La Coruña, 36) has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, according to Dutch media. This was announced this Monday by his current club, the PSV , which in the middle of the afternoon assured that one of his footballers had infected himself with the disease and asked for "respect and privacy" for the affected. A few hours later, it was the newspaper 'De Telegraaf' who published that it was the Galician striker, who arri…

Dutch PSV Eindhoven revealed this Monday that one of the players in his squad has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis and is monitoring the situation, "although the possibility of new infections is low" Read

The PSV player affected by active TB is Lucas Pérez, sources in Spain confirm. The Spanish striker, who has only been with PSV for a month, has therefore been out of circulation for a long time and it is highly doubtful that he will be able to take action this season.