Jack Grealish and Harry Maguire have been left out of Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the European Championship in Germany.
The duo join James Maddison, Curtis Jones and James Trafford in missing out on a place in the final 26-man squad, after being included in Gareth Southgate’s initial list of 33 players. Jarrell Quansah is also expected to miss.
Grealish struggled to regain his level in the 2023-2024 season with Manchester City, after scoring only three goals in 36 matches in all competitions. The 28-year-old was previously a regular in Southgate’s squad and was integral to England’s run to the European Championship final in 2021.
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Meanwhile, Manchester United centre-back Maguire has been a regular for Southgate over the last three major tournaments. But he has not played since last April due to a calf injury.
England said in a statement on Thursday that Maguire was following an individual program and did not participate in today’s training (Thursday).
The 31-year-old made his debut in 2017 against Lithuania and played a vital role in England’s run to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Although Maguire went through a period of inconsistency with his club last season, Southgate chose him to participate in the World Cup in Qatar, where England reached the quarter-finals, but lost to France.
Maguire participated in 63 international matches with his country, while Grealish participated in 36 matches.
Southgate has until 11pm on Friday to confirm his 26-man squad for the tournament.
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The rest of the England squad is complete
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal).
Defenders: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Mark Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Jarel Quansah (Liverpool), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City) ). ), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
Midfielders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Kobe Maino (Manchester United), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), Declan Rice (Arsenal).
Attackers: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka . (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
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