Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has called up three Premier League players for next month's World Cup qualifiers despite the South American country remaining on Britain's Covid-19 travel red list.
Tottenham Hotspur's Giovani Lo Celso and Cristian Romero along with Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez have been named in the 30-man squad for 2022 qualifiers against Paraguay [away], Uruguay and Peru [both home] from 8 to 15 October.
Arrivals from red list countries must quarantine for 10 days and the three would therefore miss Premier League games on the weekend of 16/17 October.
In August, the Premier League refused to release players headed to countries on the UK's red list due to strict quarantine rules on their return.
Last month, a World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil was suspended after Brazilian health authorities accused a number of Premier League players of violating the country's Covid-19 quarantine rules.
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