Interim boss Lee Carsley has named his 25-man England squad for their upcoming Nations League group matches against Greece and Finland this month.
The Three Lions are back in action this month as they have Nations League group matches against Greece (home) and Finland (away) next week.
England are once again being led by Carsley, who was made interim manager following Gareth Southgate’s decision to quit after his side’s loss to Spain in the Euro 2024 final.
Carsley has been given a boost ahead of this international break as the FA have reportedly not been in contact with Jurgen Klopp and three other potential replacements.
The 50-year-old could still do with a couple of positive performances during this month’s international break and he named his squad on Thursday afternoon.
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On Thursday morning, The Athletic’s David Ornstein reported that Tottenham Hotspur summer signing Dominic Solanke has been included, while Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers and Manchester United’s Harry Maguire have been omitted.
This was subsequently confirmed as the FA confirmed England’s 25-man squad for their upcoming internationals.
Marcus Rashford and James Maddison are among the other notable absentees. Eberechi Eze has also not been included, while Ollie Watkins and Kyle Walker have returned.
Full 25-man squad…
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, Jordan Pickford, Nick Pope
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Levi Colwill, Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Rico Lewis, John Stones, Kyle Walker
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Conor Gallagher, Morgan Gibbs-White, Angel Gomes, Kobbie Mainoo, Cole Palmer, Declan Rice
Forwards: Anthony Gordon, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, Noni Madueke, Bukayo Saka, Dominic Solanke, Ollie Watkins.
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Regarding Solanke, Carsley claims the Spurs forward was nearly included in England’s last squad.
“Dom was really close to being in the last squad, he was injured just before selection. HE was excellent at Bournemouth, he’s taken that into Spurs,” Carsley admitted.
“As well as being a nice person, he’s a great person. It’s great to have him in.”
On Palmer, he added: “Knowing Cole for a number of years, seeing how he has progressed, he takes every challenge in his stride. He doesn’t get too high or low, that’s a great attribute to have as a professional footballer.
“There were a lot of players who were close. It would have been easy to name a 40-man squad,. but the challenge is making sure we pick a competitive squad and one where we can win the two games.”
On Maguire’s future, he continued: “It was a chance of having a look at other players. It’s nothing to do with form. It’s looking at the next two camps to look at other players.
The players left out all have a case but we saw the benefit in the last camp of the squad being fresh, feeling fresh and a lot of energy in it. It’s not just a copy and a paste, I want them to feel like they all have earned their place in the squad. People want to know where they stand long-term, I’ve told all the players this i a short-term situation at their clubs.
“Harry is a player I’ve worked with in the past. He was very positive n the conversation we have. It was a case of talking about what the decision was, we have some really good centre-backs who are keen to play. Harry still has an important part to play in this squad in the campaign.”
Commenting on his future, he said: “It’s really clear what my remit is: take the team in the three England camps. My situation has’t changed. I’m really looking forward to this camp, it was tough picking it with the players we had to leave out.
“I’m comfortable with my situation.”