Ajax rocked by coronavirus outbreak as 11 players test positive ahead of Champions League game

BREAKING NEWS: Ajax rocked by coronavirus outbreak as 11 players test positive ahead of Champions League clash against Midtjylland

Ajax have been rocked by a major coronavirus crisis after a large number of their first-team players reportedly returned positive tests ahead of their Champions League clash with Midtjylland tomorrow.

According to De Telegraaf, stars Dusan Tadic, Davy Klaassen, Andre Onana, Maarten Stekelenburg are among those to have missed out on the 17-man squad which travelled to Denmark.

It has been reported that 11 players in total have contracted the virus – and new tests across the whole squad were carried out today. 

The results from the latest round of testing will be revealed within the next 24 days. 

In the event of any false positives, the players will be jetted out to rejoin their team-mates on Tuesday.  

More to follow.