Premier League chiefs are lobbying Government for quarantine exemptions to avoid their star players being forced to isolate in hotels and face missing key Premier League and Champions League matches.
Stars from top clubs including Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City could miss up to four games when they return from the upcoming World Cup qualifiers when they return from red-list countries like Brazil, Argentina and Egypt.
In what is set to become a huge club-versus-country row, the likes of Liverpool pair Alisson and Roberto Firmino, Gabriel Jesus at Manchester City, Everton's Richarlison and Leeds winger Raphinha will be forced into quarantine while Mo Salah could also be affected with one of Egypt's matches due to take place at home.