Brazil: Brentford’s Igor Thiago and Bournemouth’s Rayan receive first call-ups
Brentford striker Igor Thiago and Bournemouth winger Rayan have acquired first call-ups to the Brazil squad for his or her mates with France and Croatia later this month.
Thiago is the second-highest scorer within the Premier League season with 19, trailing solely Manchester City’s Erling Haaland with 22, along with his objectives powering Brentford to seventh place within the desk.
The 24-year-old joined the West London facet for a club-record fee of £30m in July 2024 from Club Brugge, however failed to attain in his first season with the membership as damage restricted him to eight appearances.
Rayan, 19, joined Bournemouth in January for £24.7m from Vasco de Gama and has scored two Premier League objectives.
Brazil faces France on Tuesday, March 26 in Boston earlier than taking part in Croatia in Orlando on Thursday, March 31, with the fixtures their final matches earlier than Ancelotti names his World Cup choice.
Former Norwich attacker Gabriel Sara has additionally been chosen for the first time, however the social gathering is lacking legendary ahead Neymar, who is just not match.
“I haven’t called him up because he’s not 100 per cent,” coach Carlo Ancelotti mentioned of the 34-year-old, who has not performed for his nationwide facet since October 2023.
“But at the end [World Cup] squad, that’s another story.”
Sara, 26, left Championship Norwich for Galatasaray in July 2024 and won the Turkish Super League in his first season with the membership.
Flamengo center-back Leo Pereira, 30, is the fourth new identify within the line-up, whereas striker Endrick has been recalled after making the final of his 14 worldwide appearances a 12 months in the past.
The 19-year-old joined Lyon on loan from Real Madrid for the second half of this season, and scored a hat-trick towards Metz in his second look for the membership.
Five-time winners Brazil begin their World Cup marketing campaign towards Morocco in New Jersey on June 13, and may even face Haiti and Scotland in Group C.
