Last edition’s runners-up England have recently announced their provisional squad from the upcoming Euros 2024 in Germany. After days of build up, Gareth Southgate have included five uncapped individuals but star players in Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson have failed to make the cut in the selected 33-strong side.
The provisional squad will train together from May 29th before warm-up matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland in June. Southgate has until June 7th to finalize his squad for the tournament, which will be cut down to 26 players.
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford’s omission is a major talking point. The 26-year-old has been out of form this season, scoring just seven goals in the league. He played regularly for England earlier in the campaign but was dropped for the March friendly against Belgium.
Jordan Henderson’s move to Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia last summer seems to have backfired. He joined Ajax in January but hasn’t convinced Southgate, who included him in the March friendlies without giving him any game time.
Five uncapped players have been called up for the first time, including youngsters Jarrad Branthwaite, Curtis Jones, Jarell Quansah, Adam Wharton, and James Trafford.
England provisional squad for Euro 2024
Goalkeepers:
Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), James Trafford (Burnley).
Defenders:
Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Jarell 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), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).
Forwards
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), James Maddison (Tottenham), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
