Tottenham's UEFA Conference League conflict with Rennes on Thursday has been known as off due to an outbreak of COVID-19, the Londoners have showed.
Eight gamers and 5 in addition contributors of group of workers examined nice for Spurs in the construct-as much as the match, leaving the club severely limited in phrases of choice alternatives.
Rennes, even though, angrily disputed Tottenham's announcement, pronouncing the decision became "unilateral" and that Spurs had displayed a loss of honest play all through the procedure.
"We can verify that our UEFA Europa Conference League Group G domestic fixture towards Stade Rennais will not take place day after today (Thursday 9 December at 8pm UK) after a number of high-quality COVID-19 cases on the Club," Tottenham said in a declaration launched at the membership's authentic website on Wednesday.
"Discussions are ongoing with UEFA and we shall offer a similarly replace on this fixture in due course.
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"Additionally, following discussions with the Health Security Agency (formerly Public Health England) and DCMS advisers, the Club has been recommended to shut the First Team area of its Training Centre at this time, in the pursuits of the health and protection of gamers and team of workers.
"All different regions of the Training Centre continue to be operational."
The statement exceeded no comment on whether Spurs' visit to Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday might cross beforehand.
Manager Antonio Conte, though, stated that the outbreak represented a nightmare for the membership and its personnel.
