Hopefully, the party was worth it. Knowing what it was celebrating, it probably was.
Leon Bailey will miss part of Bayer Leverkusen’s preseason after Jamaican authorities forced him into a 14-day quarantine. The reason? He was at the birthday party of Usain Bolt, who last week became one of the most high-profile athletes to test positive for Covid-19.
Leon Bailey has confirmed to Bayer 04 that he attended a birthday party on Friday for the Jamaican Olympic Gold Medal winner Usain Bolt, who has contracted Covid-19.https://t.co/bjsQhM4QK2
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) August 25, 2020
Bailey, a 23-year-old Jamaica international, had planned travel to Germany via chartered plane to rejoin his team and take part in mandatory Bundesliga Covid-19 testing on Friday. The flight never took off and now it’s likely Bailey will miss Bayer’s first preseason training on Monday.
Due to local coronavirus regulations in Jamaica, Leon Bailey's chartered flight to Germany was unable to depart. He was unable to take part in the coronavirus testing with first team on Friday. pic.twitter.com/TNeMfD76Ph
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) August 28, 2020
But hey, partying with Usain Bolt is pretty cool, right?
Let’s hope Bailey didn’t contract the ‘rona so he can get back to playing soccer ASAP. Leverkusen has a first-round DFB-Pokal match on Sept. 13 and opens the Bundesliga on Sept. 20.
