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Reluctant Premier League players are finally getting their Covid jabs because they want to go out clubbing... the penny drops and reality is dawning after travel chaos, peer pressure and curbs on their social life

The reality of life without the Covid jab is finally dawning on Premier League footballers.

A bespoke message from deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam is due to drop into their inboxes this week urging them to get vaccinated, and club medics are reporting a slow but steady uptake among previously reluctant players.

The prospect of being unable to attend nightclubs next month without a vaccine passport is a powerful incentive for many, while increasingly complex travel arrangements are also pushing them to get the jab.

Premier League footballers are now starting to get their Covid jabs as they want to go clubbing

One group of players travelling internationally last week had to endure a 5am start at an airport because five of the squad had not been immunised and therefore had to undergo a PCR test on landing at the nation where they were playing.