Relief for Premier League South American stars The UK government announced that the last seven red-listed nations will be relegated, meaning they can avoid quarantine upon return from international duty
- The UK announced on Thursday it would remove its Red List on 11 November
- Countries may still be linked later but this is good news for Premier League clubs
- Colombia, which will host Brazil next month, is now one of seven countries from the list
- All players can play November international matches without quarantine upon return
- Man City, Liverpool and other clubs had to drop some stars this month
All Premier League players will be free to play for their countries during the next international break, with the UK set to clear its ‘red list’ on 11 November.
Teams like Title Chaser liverpool And Manchester City They were not allowed to use their South American-based players for a while after the October international break, as some players were forced to spend 10 days in quarantine upon their return.
But the UK is now set to announce that the last seven countries that remain on the ‘red list’ of countries – including Colombia and Ecuador – will be removed from any sanctions, leaving no more countries on the list.
Brazil, who has Premier League stars Manchester City’s Ederson and Liverpool trio Alison Baker, Roberto Firmino and Fabinho in their squad, will take on Colombia on 12 November, putting the aforementioned players in danger of being unavailable for their next Premier League games.
All Premier League players will be able to play international football next month and will not have to quarantine with the UK set to clear its red list of countries
Brazil is due to play Colombia, which was on the red list the following month, risking the country’s top-flight stars to miss games again
Had the Red Listed countries remained on the list for the November international break, Liverpool could be without their Brazil stars for the trip to Arsenal on 20 November.
City, who also have Brazilian regular Gabriel Jesus, could have been in for a top-flight clash at home to Everton on 21 November without their striker or goalkeeper Ederson, with the Toffees also risking the availability of forward Salomon Rondon. Put Joe play for Venezuela. , which is set to be removed from the list as well.
Chelsea are another club boosted by the latest UK travel ban news, as Thiago Silva would have been unavailable for their clash at Leicester City on 20 November if he traveled to Colombia with Brazil.
Manchester United midfielder Fred, Tottenham defender Emerson Royal and Leeds winger Rafinha are other Premier League players who can now travel independently with Brazil for a Colombia match next month.
Meanwhile, Tottenham’s Colombian pair Davinson Sanchez and Everton’s Yeri Mina will be able to return to the UK without quarantine after international matches.
Premier League bosses such as Jurgen Klopp (left) and Pep Guardiola (right) were without some South American-based stars this month due to quarantine rules
Should Colombia stay away from the UK’s red list of countries for the next international break in March, Premier League Argentine players will be able to go there for their first international break in 2022 and not have to quarantine when they return to the UK.
Argentine Premier League stars – such as Tottenham’s Cristiano Romero, Giovanni Lo Celso and Aston Villa duo Emiliano Martinez and Amy Bendia – were the center of controversy in September, when they were detained on the pitch of their match in Brazil and they He was accused of violating the country. covid quarantine protocol.
Any country can still be added to the UK’s ‘Red List’ if the country’s coronavirus cases continue to rise again, but the list is expected to remain empty for the duration of the November international break, which begins on 18 November. ends on.
The ‘amber list’, which introduced some travel restrictions for visitors to the UK from countries in that shortlist, was dismantled in early October.
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