• Midfielder had problem with his right ankle during training • Fred due to join Manchester United from Shakhtar Donetsk

The Brazil midfielder Fred has suffered an injury scare just one week before the World Cup finals get under way in Russia.

Fred is on the cusp of a move to Manchester United, who announced this week they had reached an agreement with Shakhtar Donetsk to sign the 25-year-old for a fee reported to exceed £50m.

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Of more pressing concern to the player will be an ankle complaint during an open session at Tottenham’s training ground in Enfield on Thursday.

The Brazil team doctor, Rodrigo Lasmar, said: “Today Fred had trauma in his ankle but it is too early to say anything about it. Tomorrow we 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.”

Brazil begin their Group E campaign on 17 June against Switzerland in Rostov before matches against Costa Rica in St Petersburg and Serbia in Moscow.