Manchester Unitedโs Facundo Pellistri has been included in Uruguayโs early list for the Qatar World Cup.
The winger has not played a single competitive minute of football for United this season, or ever for that matter.
That may cause some to wonder just how the 20-year-old has merited his inclusion in the squad.
They may even wonder if he has only been included in the provisional squad as a nod to his potential and see it as unlikely that Pellistri actually makes it to Qatar.
But the fact is that the young forward has earned the trust of Uruguay manager Diego Alonso.
On the international stage, Alonso has called up Pellistri for his last four Uruguay squads.
And in that time, the youngster has played in seven matches, of which La Celeste have won six.
He has had a valuable role in the team as well, assisting twice during Uruguayโs three World Cup Qualifying matches.
That would certainly suggest that, not only does Pellistri have a chance of making the full squad, but he has a real chance of playing in Qatar.
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Lista de jugadores ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐๐จ๐ฌ por Diego Alonso para el ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ.
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โ Selecciรณn Uruguaya (@Uruguay) October 21, 2022
The winger remains unlikely to feature for Erik ten Hag in the run up to the World Cup.
But he is still more than likely to play on the worldโs biggest stage in November.
Should he perform well there, it may become more difficult for Erik ten Hag to continue to leave him out.
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