Gabriel Bontempo named in Brazil preliminary squad for next FIFA window | OneFootball

Gabriel Bontempo, the Santos attacking midfielder, has been included in Brazil’s preliminary squad for the next FIFA window. According to Diario Do Peixe, Carlo Ancelotti will reveal a 26-man list on Wednesday the ninth at 15:00 Brasília time at CBF headquarters in Rio, live on CBF TV.

Brazil face Australia on 25 September at 07:00 Brasília time at Queensland Country Bank in Townsville, then again on 29 September at 07:00 at Suncorpo in Brisbane. They then meet India on the third of October at 11:00 at Salt Lake in Calcutá.

The matches are described as the first tests on the road to the 2030 World Cup. Another FIFA window in November includes friendlies against Japan and Singapore. National team staff have contacted Santos to understand Bontempo’s situation.

Inside the club, the recognition is viewed as positive, though there is acceptance he might not make the final list. Bontempo is among Santos’ standouts this season and wears the number eight.

This year he has five goals and four assists in 40 games, and has attracted interest from the Premier League, Türkiye and other European leagues. He debuted for the first team last year and is a regular under Cuca.

He has renewed his deal four times in two years and is contracted until December 2030. For the senior side he has eight goals and six assists in 77 official matches. The 21-year-old from Uberaba (MG) passed a trial in 2015, has spent a decade at the club, and counts Neymar and Coutinho among his idols.

Source: Diario Do Peixe

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