The Brazilian National Team has an injury that could be announced on Monday.
Midfielder Phillipe Coutinho was not listed for Aston Villa’s match against Manchester United, and his coach has revealed that the player is injured and will not be able to play in the World Cup.
Unai Emery, Coutinho’s coach at Villa, said that the player would no longer be able to play in 2022, so he is out of contention for a spot on the team that will represent Brazil in Qatar.
During a press conference, the Spanish coach, Unai Emery, said that Coutinho has no deadline to return to the pitch and that he is unlikely to be fit to participate in the World Cup.
“Coutinho is injured. I don’t know how long it will be, but he cannot be with us today, and he will not play until after the stoppage (for the World Cup). It’s a muscle injury,” the coach said during a press conference.
Coutinho was injured a few days before the start of the World Cup and has not been having a good time this season, even becoming a reserve in the English team.
The midfielder was part of the pre-call list of coach Tite and dreamed of the chance to play the World Cup in Qatar.