ROMA boss Jose Mourinho has advised Arsenal star Granit Xhaka on Instagram by telling him to ‘get the jab and be safe’.
The 28-year-old has contracted coronavirus while on international duty after refusing to get the vaccine.
Xhaka is currently with the Switzerland national team and uploaded a picture of himself smiling to Instagram a few days ago.
The photo was captioned: “Excited about the challenges ahead.”
But just hours later, he tested positive for Covid-19 and will miss the national team’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
Xhaka is the only member of the Swiss squad isolating after rejecting the opportunity to get the jab.
And Mourinho, who tried to sign Xhaka for Roma during the summer, has replied to the player’s Insta post to reveal his thoughts on the matter.
The former Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea boss wrote: “Get the jab Granit and be safe.”
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The Swiss FA confirmed Xhaka’s Covid diagnosis in a public statement on Wednesday.
The governing body said: “Xhaka was diagnosed with symptoms on the morning of the game and was immediately isolated in his room.
“A quick test turned out negative, the subsequent PCR test, carried out to be on the safe side, produced a positive result in the evening.”
SunSport revealed in August that there are players in EVERY Premier League team refusing to get the jab.
Swiss football chief Adrian Arnold told the press: “Granit Xhaka was not vaccinated. He’s a player who isn’t vaccinated.
“We left this up to each player, it’s a personal decision of each player – just like any other person in Switzerland.
“We have issued a recommendation that everyone vaccinate.
“But he decided for himself personally. And it is also his right not to be vaccinated.”
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