The club was satisfied with noting that “due to problems in the digestive and respiratory systems, one of our players was hospitalized in Montpellier and treated two days ago in a specialized place to benefit from appropriate care”, without revealing additional details or the player’s name.But reports, including for the sports newspaper L’Equipe, indicated that the meaning was midfielder Junior Sampia (23 years), and that he had been receiving medical attention since the weekend.
France Football magazine stated that the player was initially admitted to a medical center on Monday, before being transferred to a specialized medical clinic “after his health condition decreased.”
French reports agreed that the player is infected with the virus.
