Arsenal Stars on Red Alert As Teammate Rejects COVID-19 Vaccines

• Granit Xhaka has been placed on a 10-day isolation period after testing positive for the deadly coronavirus
• The Arsenal is also awaiting the result of the second test he took on Thursday, September 2 while he remains in his home country
• Xhaka has also been said to have refused to take COVID-19 vaccines despite the FA making it available for the team

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka appears to have rejected to get COVID-19 vaccines according to reports from the Swiss FA.

The 28-year-old was missing in Switzerland's 2-1 FIFA World Cup qualifier win over Greece earlier this week.

He was said to have tested positive for the deadly virus and has embarked on tens day isolation as he begins his recovery process in his home country.

Sport Bible quoting Swiss publication Blick reports that the Premier League star underwent another test on Thursday, September 2 for a second opinion.

Swiss FA's head of communications Adrian Arnold confirmed the Gunners star turned down the option to take the vaccine.

What Swiss FA said

"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 vaccinates. But he decided for himself personally. And it is also his right not to be vaccinated."

"All the other players in the team have been vaccinated or have recovered [from Covid] - so they are more or less safe, at least from a medical point of view. One is never quite sure. Accordingly, we have a very high vaccination rate.

Arsenal's Premier League woes continue

Legit.ng earlier reported that it was another horrible day in the Premier League for Arsenal after losing their third league game of the season by 5-0 to Manchester City at the Etihad.

The Citizens scored three first-half goals to give the Gunners no chance of coming back into the game as Granit Xhaka was also sent off in the first period.

Ilkay Gundogan, Ferran Torres' double, Gabriel Jesus and another from Rodri was enough to continue City's winning streak under Pep Guardiola against Arsenal.