Brazil and Argentina players on international service will not be returning early, which is a blow for some Premier League clubs.
Both countries have a match on Friday the 15th, a day before England’s top flight resumes.
Premier League clubs were eager for their players to return early so that they could be available immediately after the international break. However, Brazil has confirmed with Argentina that they will not allow it.
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Brazil has nine PL players on its roster for this month’s World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela, Colombia and Uruguay.
Aston Villa Midfielder Douglas Luiz, Ederson and Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City, Allison and Fabinho of Liverpool, defender of Chelsea Thiago SilvaManchester United’s Fred, Tottenham’s right-back Emerson Royal and Leeds’s Raphinha were called up.
Brazilian coach Tite said: “There was never that opportunity” [of them returning to England early]. They were called up for all three games ”.
the Argentina The team includes Tottenham couple Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso, plus Villa goalkeeper Emi Martínez.
La Albiceleste coach Lionel Scaloni said: “We are not going to do the same as last time with the Premier League players.
“Before the game with Venezuela, I said that they would come to play the three games, but the players made a difficult decision for me and I understood, I let them go.
“Now the players are here to play all three games. In no case will they leave before.
This also affects the Premier League players of Colombia, Uruguay, Ecuador and Paraguay, all of whom are expected to follow, and the position of Brazil and Argentina.
Last month, A qualifier for the World Cup between Brazil and Argentina in Sao Paulo was canceled when officials stormed the field for an alleged coronavirus violation by visitors’ England players.
According to ANVISA, the Brazilian health authority, the four Argentine Premier League players – Romero, Lo Celso, Martínez and Emiliano Buendia – reported false information on official forms to the country’s authorities, violating quarantine rules.
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