MAN U SIGNING FRED IN WORLD CUP WORRY

MANCHESTER Unitedbound Fred has suffered a World Cup injury scare after limping out of Brazil’s training session yesterday with an ankle injury.

The 25-year-old is set to leave Shakhtar Donetsk for O l d Tr a f fo rd a f t e r the Premier League club announced they had agreed a fee to recruit the midfielder.

He has been included in Tite’s World Cup squad but was forced out of a session at Tottenham’s Enfield training base, with ice applied to his right ankle.

Brazil start their bid to win an unprecedented sixth World Cup when they take on Group E rivals Switzerland on June 17 – with a final warm-up game coming against Austria in Vienna on Sunday.

Fred suffered the knock before trying to carry on with the training session, only to then require treatment on the sidelines.

Team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar said: “Fred had trauma in his ankle but it is too early to say anything about it.

“We will watch to see what happens and then decide if we need to do any exams or not but, at the moment, it is too early to say anything about him.”

Real Madrid defender Marcelo hopes Fred’s injury is nothing serious and he will be back amongst the squad sooner rather than later.

“I believe it is not that bad, it is not a big issue and he will be back with us as soon as possible,” said Marcelo.