A third Brighton player has tested positive for coronavirus, one day before Premier League clubs will discuss their Project Restart plan.
Sky Sports News presenter Jim White announced the news on Sunday morning, but as Sportsmail revealed in April, it should not derail plans for Project Restart ahead of the crucial meeting between Premier League clubs on Monday.
Brighton revealed on April 2 that a second unnamed player had tested positive for COVID-19, a week after Brighton first revealed that one of their playing squad had fallen victim to the pandemic.
Sky Sports News presenter Jim White announced the news, with Brighton chief executive Paul Barber (pic) set to appear on the news channel later on Sunday
Brighton CEO Barber has recently been in the news for voicing his opposition to neutral grounds hosting the remaining Premier League games, as proposed in 'Project Restart'.