Injury will not prevent Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho to participate in the games of the national team.

This season, the midfielder has not played a single match for Liverpool, having missed all three Premier League starts.

The official reason for the absence of Coutinho in the composition is a back injury, however, there is an opinion that Philippe does not play as a consequence of complex negotiations about his transfer between Liverpool and Barcelona.

While the real reason for the absence of the Brazilian in the "red" remains to the end of the unknown, the British media report that the player will play for the Brazilian national team in the selection matches for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

According to available information, Coutinho recovered from a back injury just to the data of the games.

Brazilian doctor Michael Simony during the medical examination did not reveal any health problems for Filippo, and therefore the midfielder was allowed to enter the field.

September 1, "pentacampeons" will play against the national team of Ecuador, and on the 5th they expect confrontation with columbia.

Earlier it was reported that Liverpool did not intend to sell Coutinho this summer.