Bruno Guimaraes has had his international break cut short through injury and has left his Brazil team-mates for an early return to Newcastle. Guimaraes picked up a thigh problem last week and was forced out of his country's first training session to be assessed by doctors.
The midfielder missed Brazil's 3-0 win over Ghana on Friday after failing to come off the bench and manager Tite has now cut him from his 26-man squad for the clash with Tunisia on Tuesday. Guimaraes will now continue his recovery on Tyneside as the Magpies sweat over the severity of his issue.
The 24-year-old only recently returned from a hamstring problem which sidelined him for three outings. Guimaraes featured for 72 minutes in the 1-1 draw with Bournemouth but is now a doubt for the trip to Fulham on Saturday. The player is said to have picked up swelling in his left thigh last week.
