Jordan believes it is ‘ridiculous’ and ‘absurd’ after the Brazil Football Association invoked a FIFA rule that will prevent Premier League players who failed to honour international call-ups from competing for five days.
The players will be missing this weekend’s Premier League matches and the upcoming UEFA Champions League opener.
Liverpool, Manchester United, Chelsea, Manchester City and Leeds United have all been hit by the ban after refusing to release their Brazilian players.
Jordan has urged the English clubs to contest this decision as he thinks their hands were tied due to the current situation of Covid19.
“They've either got to stick on their position or you've got to back down,” he told Jim White.
“I'd stick to that position because if they've kicked up all that furore in the first place – what's your resolution? Kick it into CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport). The ground would be smoothed over and everyone will be playing nicely for the next international break.
“I'd put FIFA to the test and see if they're really gonna do this.”
Jordan also believes the fact that Richarlison was not included as one of the players could work in the clubs' favours.
“Richarlison was not released by Everton and the Brazilian federation have gone, 'It's OK. We like him because Everton let him go to the Olympics' at completely different quarantine parameters.
“If I'm the other clubs I'm saying 'do that' as they can say to CAS: 'How can you do one thing for one club and not do it for everybody else?'”
