The Brazil Football Confederation has confirmed Manchester United defender Alex Telles is available to face Uruguay on Tuesday evening, after testing negative for coronavirus.

Earlier this week, reports from Brazil stated Telles had tested positive and would therefore miss his country's important World Cup qualifying match in Montevideo.

However, since then, the Brazil Football Confederation has published a positive update on Telles and his availability with a statement via their official website.

“The defender already had the disease, was asymptomatic and with a non-transmissible condition of the virus, but he could not travel to Uruguay," the update reads.

“On the last exam, however, Telles' test came back negative and the defender was released for the game."