The player is now in self-isolation as the club prepare to play their first Premier League match of the season at Wolves on Monday evening,
“Ilkay is now observing a 10-day period of self-isolation in accordance with Premier League and UK Government protocol on quarantine,” said a City statement.
NEWS | @IlkayGuendogan has tested positive for Covid-19.
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“Everyone at the club wishes Ilkay a speedy recovery.”
Gundogan is also be ruled out of City’s matches against Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup on Thursday and Leicester on Sunday as a result.
The PA news agency understands the midfielder’s positive test does not have any implications for the rest of the City squad ahead of their match at Molineux.
Gundogan’s team-mates Aymeric Laporte and Riyad Mahrez tested positive for coronavirus earlier this month but have since returned to training.
