The right side Yan Couto revealed that she removed the pink dye from her hair when she joined the rally with the Brazil’s selection for the Copa América 2024 because the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
“It was a request, basically. They told me that pink is kind of funny. I don’t see it that way, but I respect it. They asked me and I did it,” said the footballer on loan at the Girona in an interview on the portal Uol.
The defender did not specify whether the recommendation regarding his striking hair style came from the CBF board or from a member of the technical commission that he has led since last January. Dorival Junior.
On June 4, in the first days of the Canarinha rally in Orlando, Couto appeared at a press conference and was asked about his unexpected change in appearance.
On that occasion, he recalled that throughout the season with Girona he chose to dye his hair pink, but that with the national team “that cycle ended.”
“It was a thing for Girona, a lot of people dyed their hair, it became a fashion (…) Here in the national team I am the Yan with black hair. Nothing changes, I continue to be the same,” he explained without giving more. details.
Danilowho is expected to start in the continental tournament, took his place.
Brazil, which is seeking its tenth Copa América, will debut next June 24 against Costa Ricain Los Angeles, and then he will face Paraguay and Colombiain Group D.
