Liverpool went to BLOCK Alisson, Fabinho, Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota join their nations next month … with Brazil and Portugal on the UK ‘red list’ of coronavirus
Liverpool are among the sides looking to hold on to their South American stars in the club-v-country brewing series ahead of next month’s international break.
FIFA has announced that clubs will be able to stop players from traveling to represent their national sides if it has to quarantine when they get back.
Countries in South America and Africa, as well as Portugal, are on the UK Government’s ‘red list’, which requires travelers to part in a hotel for 10 days on their return.
Liverpool want to stop their stars from UK ‘redlisted’ countries from going on national duty
Roberto Firmino, Alisson and Fabinho will be banned from traveling for Brazil games
This would have meant the likes of Gabriel Jesus, Roberto Firmino and Bruno Fernandes losing Premier League games. However, FIFA ‘s decision now means that Brazil and Argentina are likely to be without some of their key talent for World Cup qualifications.
Sportsmail understands that Liverpool will take the opportunity to keep all three of Alisson, Fabinho and Firmino if they are called up by Brazil next month in addition to Diogo Jota of Portugal.
It will come after Sportsmail They announced that Brazil and Argentina were planning to call their Premier League stars for international matches next month.
United are monitoring the situation regarding FIFA rules when it comes to Fernandes as Portugal host Azerbaijan before traveling to Serbia and Luxembourg.
Manchester United are measuring the situation, which could lead to the loss of Bruno Fernandes
If players travel to South America to play, they would miss two rounds of Premier League activity (April 3 and April 10) as well as the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final on 6 -7 April and would also be skeptical for their return on 13-14 April.
Manchester United face Tottenham, Manchester City travel to Leicester and Liverpool face Arsenal over those two Premier League weekends. Meanwhile, Liverpool could play the 16 Champions League round against RB Leipzig at Tottenham stadium.
Liverpool are unable to enter Germany after the UK was on a banned list due to a new snoring of the coronavirus with both sides due to be played on 16 February.
However, it is up to the guest to find a place and UEFA rules insist that if the guests were unable to make fixtures they would be criticized for a 3-0 loss.
German Federal Police rejected an application for Liverpool to be granted special permission to enter the country. Klopp said he thought it would have been ‘entirely appropriate to make an exception’.
Losing his Brazilian stars and Diogo Jota would be a disaster for Jurgen Klopp at this point