Tottenham manager Antonio Conte announced on Wednesday that eight players and five members of staff had tested positive for coronavirus, with additional instances expected.
Conte remarked at a press conference held remotely rather than in person at the club’s Hotspur Way training base, “Eight players and five members of staff.”
“Every day, we have patients with Covid who were not positive the day before. This isn’t going to end well.”
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Spurs are set to meet Rennes in a key Europa Conference League encounter on Thursday, and UEFA has confirmed that the match will go ahead as planned.
It’s unclear whether the club would request a postponement of their Premier League encounter against Brighton on Sunday.
At the pre-match press conference, Conte was supposed to be joined by Danish midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, but he instead spoke to the media alone.
“To speak about football today is impossible,” said the Italian, who became Spurs boss last month. “The last situation made me very upset. “The situation is serious. There is a big infection. We prepare for the game against Rennes, but it is very difficult.
“Again at the end of the session, one player (tested) positive, another staff (member) positive — tomorrow, who (will it be)?
“Now, for sure, we are a bit scared because tomorrow we don’t know what happens.”