Brazil coach Tite called eight England players for October’s World Cup qualifiers on Friday in the hope that a deal would be reached with the Premier League to release them for transatlantic travel.
Liverpool pair Alisson and Fabinho, Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus and Ederson, Tottenham Hotspur’s Emerson Royal, Chelsea’s Thiago Silva, Manchester United’s Fred and Leeds United’s Rafinha have been added to Brazil’s squad for games against Venezuela, Colombia and Uruguay. was included.
Brazil is on England’s COVID-19 red list, which means visitors must quarantine for 14 days after returning from South America. Those arriving from England to Brazil will also have to quarantine for two weeks.
Friday’s announcement comes just weeks after Brazil were forced to release their England player for the September qualifiers after Premier League clubs refused to release him due to the fact that he would be put under quarantine upon his return. Will have to do
The Brazil vs Argentina match was called off just five minutes after kickoff when Brazilian health officials entered the pitch to prevent Argentina’s England players from playing because they had not completed the required quarantine upon arrival in So Paulo. .
The match was abandoned and FIFA has not yet decided when or if it will be played again.
National team coordinator Juninho Paulista gave no details, but said eight Premier League players were included because of the belief that a deal would be reached next week.
“We have had a lot of positive meetings with FIFA, the Premier League and the British government, and we are confident there will be a positive solution next week,” he said.
“That’s why we called them.”
Brazil’s football federation will have to reach a separate agreement with the country’s health authority to exempt England players from quarantine upon their arrival.
The confusion over who will be allowed to travel has left the coaches in the dark.
“I don’t know (if there is a deal),” Man City coach Pep Guardiola said on Friday. “I don’t know what’s going to happen, the pandemic is still there.”
“Hopefully, Brazil and the authorities here have a solution that is perfect for both sides. They need to sit down and find a solution for the players and the clubs and the federations.”
Brazil plays Venezuela in Caracas on 7 October, then moves to Barranquilla to play Colombia on 10 October before completing their three ties at home in Uruguay on 14 October.
Brazil has won all its eight qualifiers so far and Qatar is six points ahead of Argentina at the top of the South American qualifying group for 2022.
The top four teams qualify automatically and the fifth-placed team advances to an inter-regional playoff.
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