FORMER Tottenham star Serge Aurier has responded after the Iranian FA said he could be ruled out for six months with hepatitis B.
The defender signed for Iranian side Persepolis FC last month after spending a year without a club.
But he has been banned from playing football by the Iran FA after it was claimed he has contracted the viral infection.
Aurier, 32, is yet to make an appearance for his new side and was forced to sit out a draw against Fajr-Sepasi.
The Iranian Football Federation reported that he would be placed in isolation after being diagnosed with hepatitis B, which typically lasts for one to three months.
After three months Aurier will be tested again and he will either be cleared or forced to wait another three months for the infection to clear.
Hepatitis B is present in most bodily fluids and is typically transmitted through blood and sexual contact.
Symptoms include a high temperature, fatigue, feeling sick or being sick and pain in the upper stomach.
In response to the diagnosis the Iranian FA has banned Aurier and they released a statement on the matter on their official website.
It reads: “By virtue of a temporary order issued by the disciplinary committee of the Football Federation, Mr. Serge Aurier is banned from all football activities, including attending club training, until further notice.”
However Aurier has responded to the reports on his Snapchat account saying that he “is here at training”, and that there “is nothing to report, everything’s fine”.
He was pictured in his training kit along with a team-mate.
Persepolis also considered terminating his contract, according to local media.
Aurier had been without a club after leaving Galatasaray last year, with Persepolis the eighth club of his career.
He made 110 appearances for Tottenham between 2017 and 21 and also had a spell at Nottingham Forest, playing 41 games.
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