Klopp does not know if his Brazilian players will be available this weekendLiverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits he still does not know whether he will be able to select Alisson or Fabinho this weekend after the Brazil Football Confederation asked FIFA to ban the players. That has resulted in Brazil requesting a five-day suspension, the sanction for clubs not releasing their players, be invoked. Discussions continue as Premier League clubs (Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea, Leeds, Watford, Newcastle and Wolves are all affected) argue the unprecedented circumstances of the global pandemic were sufficient justification for their decision. “I don’t know what will happen at the weekend, to be honest,” Klopp told liverpoolfc.com. “But the whole situation is really just like the whole world in the moment in a nutshell – ‘ah, in football they have these problems as well.’ Yes, we have these problems.

Source: Irish Independent September 10, 2021 10:52 UTC