Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan has been left out of Belgium’s World Cup squad for this summer’s tournament.
The 30-year-old has reach the Champions League semi-finals but has not made manager Roberto Martinez’s initial 28-man squad for Russia 2018.
Belgium are in England’s group and have 15 Premier League players on the provisional list, which will be trimmed down to 23 on 4 June.
According to Martinez Nainggolan is a top player. The reason is tactical.He further added, Radja is important but cannot fit for that role.
Belgium squad include
Goalkeepers: Koen Casteels (Wolfsburg), Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea), Simon Mignolet (Liverpool), Matz Sels (Newcastle United).
Defenders: Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur), Dedryck Boyata (Celtic), Laurent Ciman (Los Angeles FC), Christian Kabasele (Watford), Vincent Kompnay (Manchester City), Jordan Lukaku (Lazio), Thomas Meunier (Paris St-Germain), Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona), Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur).
Midfielders: Yannick Carrasco (Dalian Yifang), Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), Mousa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur), Leander Dendoncker (Anderlecht), Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United), Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Thorgan Hazard (Borussia Monchengladbach), Adnan Januzaj (Real Sociedad), Dries Mertens (Napoli), Youri Tielemans (Monaco), Alex witsel (Tianjin Quanjian).