Wales face England in a friendly at Wembley on Thursday; Ryan Giggs' side then play two Nations League games against Republic of Ireland on October 11 and Bulgaria on October 14 - watch both matches live on Sky Sports Football
Wednesday 7 October 2020 15:42, UK
Ryan Giggs insists Wales have followed coronavirus protocols correctly after Aaron Ramsey was ruled out of Thursday’s friendly against England.
The Juventus squad went into "fiduciary isolation" after two members of their non-playing staff tested positive for Covid-19. Six - including Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, but not Ramsey - have left the Juve 'bubble' to play for their countries in the next few days.
"Aaron has just followed the protocols he's told," Wales manager Giggs said.
"We expect him to be available for the Nations League games on Sunday (Republic of Ireland) and Wednesday (Bulgaria) and are finalising when he will come over.
"We've backed that up and I don't know the situations of any other countries."
After facing England, Wales take on the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Sunday before travelling to face Bulgaria on October 14, both games live on Sky Sports.
Wales have not beaten England at Wembley since 1977 but are eight games unbeaten since losing to Hungary in June 2019.
"We want to keep that momentum going," Giggs said.
"We know England could put out two or three teams, but I've got a great group of players."
Wales are without Ramsey, Gareth Bale and Joe Allen for their first clash with England since Euro 2016.
Giggs said: "The strength in depth is going to be tested, but it's up to the players to stay in the team.
"We've got three games in a short space of time, so everyone has been juggling. We've got to have one eye on Sunday."
Manchester United winger Daniel James has been suffering from a stomach bug, but Giggs said all Wales players have tested negative for coronavirus.
Ryan Giggs' side currently top of their Nations League group, having won their opening two matches against Finland and Bulgaria.
Ben Davies admits he has stayed clear of discussing Tottenham's 6-1 win at Manchester United with his Wales manager Ryan Giggs.
Davies is in line to be named Wales skipper against England at Wembley on Thursday with club-mate Gareth Bale back at Spurs nursing a knee injury.
United great Giggs was at Old Trafford on Sunday as the Red Devils suffered their joint-heaviest Premier League defeat, but Davies says the pair have not spoken about the game.
"I don't think it was up for discussion," said Davies, who wore the Wales armband last month after Bale was substituted at half-time in the Nations League victory over Finland in Helsinki.
On the captaincy, the 27-year-old Spurs full-back added: "It would be amazing, an incredible honour.
"Something that I've dreamed about since I was a kid to lead Wales out. But no decision has been made yet, so we'll have to wait and see."
Davies was part of the Wales side beaten 2-1 by England at Euro 2016 when the two nations last met.
"It's a very different England team now to the one we played against then," he added.
"You can't deny England are one of the best countries, their ranking shows it.
"When you play against some of the best countries in Europe you get to see what level you're at and what you've got to offer.
"We have to show what we're about and capable of doing at that level."
