Red List chaos: Spurs and Villa players are blown away and top-flight clubs may now lose Brazilian stars

The Premier League’s red-list treaty fell into chaos on Monday night Brazil Trying to renegotiate the release of its stars and FIFA is ready with the threat of sanctions.

The top-flight clubs met last week and agreed to stop their stars from reporting for international duty in countries on the UK’s Travel Red List, due to the need for a 10-day quarantine at a government hotel upon their return. Was.

tottenham And Aston VillaHowever, deals have been struck with Argentina to allow four players – Villa’s Amy Martinez and Amy Bandia and Cristian Romero and young lo celso Tottenham’s appearance in two World Cup qualifiers – Venezuela and Brazil, are both on the red list.

Richarlison has appeared in controversy internationally to express his disapproval on Instagram

Romero posted a photo of the four smiling on a private plane en route to South America on social media.

Spurs centre-back Davinson Sanchez is also understood to be reporting for duty with Colombia on the Red List.

But it is the release of the Argentine quartet that has sparked fury in Brazil, as head coach Tite named nine Premier League stars from six different clubs in his original squad.

On Friday, after being told he would not be released, Tait selected nine replacements, only to find out 48 hours later, that Argentina, his fiercest rival and opponents in So Paulo on Sunday, would be in full force, including Including those who disobeyed him. Premier League ban.

On Tuesday night the Brazilians were trying to kick some of their original first-choice players out of their clubs, albeit with little optimism.

Fellow Premier League star Roberto Firmino (R) is also likely to be impressed by the ongoing row

Chelsea’s Thiago Silva posted a stunning selfie on Instagram with a picture of his hands and a comment: ‘Do I have anything to say?’ While Richardson posted a picture of himself in action for Brazil with the caption @everton.

FIFA is monitoring the developments. As football’s governing body, they have the power to impose a five-day ban on players not issued when called upon to represent their countries in official matches, viz.

Such a sanction would rule out nine players from the first Premier League game after the international break: Liverpool’s Fabinho, Alisson and Roberto Firmino, Manchester United’s Fred, Gabriel Jesus and Manchester City’s Ederson, Silva, Everton’s Richardson and Leeds’ Rafinha. .

It’s a delicate balance for clubs. Even with a FIFA ban, they may decide that not releasing their players is the lesser of two evils. At least they can train, prepare and maintain fitness with teammates, rather than train alone in a government-quarantine hotel.

FIFA’s possible bans on unreleased players could be a concern for Alisson (L) and Jurgen Klopp

Reports in Argentina said four Premier League players could fly home via Croatia and train during the quarantine period and avoid a 10-day isolation in a hotel to reduce the impact of their absence. can do.

The fallout is set to come with some Premier League clubs rumblings over why, having reached a ‘unanimous’ decision, others have gone on and struck deals with their players to keep playing.

The Premier League chief executive, Richard Masters, also wanted to know, has been asked to make a rare interference in international affairs and has been named in a statement.

It appears that Aston Villa was the first to yield, followed by Spurs, with boss Nuno Espirito Santo claiming that in the absence of more substantive support from authorities such as FIFA or the government, players would not have the opportunity to represent their countries. can.