Paris St Germain’s Brazil defender, Dani Alves, needs at least three weeks of intensive treatment on a knee injury suffered in the French Cup final on Tuesday.
But, according to his spokesman on Wednesday, he is optimistic of recovering in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
The 35-year-old Alves limped off near the end of PSG’s 2-0 win over third-tier Les Herbiers on Tuesday.
There were then fears the full back might miss the World Cup, which kicks off on June 14.
But his spokesman said the injury does not need surgery and Alves will be evaluated after three weeks of treatment.
Brazil coach, Tite, is scheduled to name his 23-man squad for the finals in Russia on Monday.
Brazil play warm-up matches against Croatia on June 3 and Austria seven days later before heading to Russia where they will face group rivals Switzerland, Serbia and Costa Rica.
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