All gone to South America for the period of confinement, players like Neymar, Thiago Silva, Thiago Mendes and Edinson Cavani will have no trouble returning to France despite the closure of the Schengen area.
Thiago Mendes returned to Brazil for containment.
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The containment came into force in France on March 17 to fight against the coronavirus pandemic, but some foreign players of the championship have made the choice to spend this particular period elsewhere, by returning to their respective countries with their families.
The case of players who left for another European country does not raise any concerns, on the other hand, many questions surrounded those who joined a country outside the Schengen area, whose borders will remain firm. The Brazilians Neymar and Thiago Silva (PSG) and Thiago Mendes (Lyon), the Uruguayan Edinson Cavani (PSG), the Costa Rican Keylor Navas (PSG) or the Ivorian Max-Alain Gradel (Toulouse) are notably concerned.
No administrative problems
While some feared that players would remain stranded abroad and not be able to return to their respective clubs in the event of resumption of training and competition, Le Parisien newspaper twisted this rumor on Tuesday. After contacting the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the regional media affirms that any foreigner can return to France as soon as he wishes, provided he has proof to prove that he resides in France as well as a residence permit. in the course of validity, which obviously does not pose problem for the quoted players.
No quarantine
There remains the question of transport since the vast majority of commercial flights have been eliminated. According to the same source, the players concerned will therefore have to find a private flight which will bring them back to France at their expense. Conversely, it should be recalled that Navas recently spent 180,000 euros to return to Costa Rica via a private flight. Note that no quarantine measures will be applied upon their return to France, even if their respective clubs will necessarily follow their condition closely. We should know in the coming days if a resumption of training is possible for French professional clubs from May 11, the theoretical date of the end of confinement, subject to improvement of the sanitary situation.
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