Jack Grealish and Harry Maguire have been left out of Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the European Championship in Germany.
The pair join James Maddison, Curtis Jones and James Trafford in missing out on a place in the final 26-player squad, having been included in Gareth Southgate’s initial 33-player provisional selection. Jarell Quansah, meanwhile, is also expected to miss out.
Grealish struggled for form in 2023-24 at Manchester City, having scored just three goals across 36 appearances in all competitions. The 28-year-old has previously been a regular in Southgate’s side and was integral to England reaching the Euros final in 2021.
Manchester United centre-back Maguire, meanwhile, has been key for to Southgate over the last three major tournaments. He has, however, not played since April due to a calf injury.
England said in a statement on Thursday that Maguire was following an individual programme and did not participate in today’s (Thursday) training session.
The 31-year-old made his senior debut in 2017 against Lithuania and played a vital role in England reaching the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Although Maguire went through a period of inconsistent form for his club last season, he was still selected by Southgate for the World Cup in Qatar as England reached the quarter-finals, only to be defeated by France.
Maguire has been capped on 63 occasions for his country, while Grealish has featured 36 times.
Southgate has until 11pm on Friday evening to confirm his 26-man squad for the tournament.
Remaining England squad in full
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal).
Defenders: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), 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), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace) Declan Rice (Arsenal).
Forwards: 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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