RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil coach Tite called up eight England-based players for October’s World Cup qualifiers on Friday in expectation that an agreement will be reached with the Premier League to release them for transatlantic travel.

Liverpool pair Alisson and Fabinho, Gabriel Jesus and Ederson of Manchester City, Emerson Royal of Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea’s Thiago Silva, Fred of Manchester United and Raphinha of Leeds United were included in the Brazil squad for games against Venezuela, Colombia and Uruguay.