The Premier League's red-list pact was plunged into chaos last night with Brazil trying to renegotiate the release of their stars and FIFA poised with the threat of sanctions.
Top-flight clubs met and agreed last week to stop their stars reporting for international duty in countries on the UK's travel red list because of the requirement for 10 days of quarantine in a Government hotel on their return.
Tottenham and Aston Villa, however, have struck deals with Argentina to allow four players — Emi Martinez and Emi Buendia of Villa and Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso of Tottenham — to feature in two World Cup qualifiers in Venezuela and Brazil, both on the red list.