Italian football club Sassuolo's Turkish player Kaan Ayhan contracted coronavirus, it was announced on Thursday.
"U.S. Sassuolo Calcio informs that the player Kaan Ayhan has tested positive for Covid-19 following the tests carried out during the training camp of the Turkish national team," the club said in a statement.
Sassuolo said the 26-year-old defender is "asymptomatic" and is now following the health protocols.
The German-born Turkish national left Fortuna Dusseldorf to join Sassuolo last September, his first overseas experience.
