Top Premier League Players Who Could Miss World Cup 2022

With the tournament only a few days away, several Premier League players who are currently out injured are facing a race against time to get fit in time for the competition. However, some have been ruled out altogether as they won’t be fit early enough for the tourney.

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Arsenal’s Emile Smith Rowe, Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante, and Liverpool star Diogo Jota are some of the Premier League players who won’t play a role in the tournament. Smith Rowe is understood to be recovering after having surgery on a groin tendon, while Kante is sidelined with a hamstring problem.

Liverpool’s Jota will be unavailable for Portugal with a calf injury alongside Pedro Neto of Wolves, who is battling an ankle injury.

Below are the Premier league players out of the World Cup:

Emile Smith Rowe (England) – Surgery on groin tendon

N’Golo Kante (France) – Recovering from hamstring surgery Wesley Fofana (France) – Knee injury

Diogo Jota (Portugal) – Calf injury Pedro Neto (Portugal) – Ankle injury Doubts

Raul Jiminez, Mexico: Groin injury

Richarlison, Brazil: Calf injury

Raphael Varane, France: Hamstring injury

Kalvin Phillips, England: Recovering from shoulder surgery

Kyle Walker, England: Recovering from groin surgery

Reece James, England: Knee injury

Bukayo Saka, England: Ankle injury currently being assessed

Son Heung-Min, South Korea.