Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford is a regular in England’s squad but is among the plethora of high-profile football players who are set to miss out on this year’s Euro competition.
The list of absentees is contributed to by many factors, including injury and suspension, while some have simply been snubbed.
However, this gives a chance for many upcoming players to take part and show their prowess on the intercontinental tournament.
England’s coach Gareth Southgate’s list, however, caught the eye of many after he left out many ‘big names’ in his 26-man squad.
Such as Marcus Rashford, Reece James, Jack Grealish, Jordan Henderson, James Maddison ,Raheem Sterling, Ben White, and Harry Maguire.
List of England players to miss Euro 2024
Jack Grealish
Despite playing for Manchester City, Grealish contributed just three goals and three assists in 36 appearances in all competitions, meaning the £100 million man had dropped well down the pecking order before the season’s end. This means his exclusion does come as a suprise.
Jordan Henderson
Jordan Henderson’s exclusion from the English team was welcomed after his decision to leave Liverpool for Al-Ettifaq last summer and this proved to be a PR disaster. Many players have been heading to the Middle East for the lucrative deals and this paints many as hypocritic by putting money above principles. However manager Gareth Southgate attributed Henderson’s omission to fitness concerns. Henderson left after just six months in Saudi Arabia, returning to Europe with Ajax.
Reece James
The 24-year-old Chelsea man has had a history of hamstring injuries problems subsequently putting in doubt his match fitness also Southgate decided against calling-up James for the Euros because he plays in a position in which Southgate is well-stocked.
Harry Maguire
Harry Maguires exclusion can solely be based on a calf injury given that Southgate has a shortage of quality center-back , Harry Maguire was poised to a earn a call up in the last 26 man squad. This is a huge blow to the Manchester United defender who will be 33-year-old in the next world cup.
Marcus Rashford
Despite Marcus Rashford being one of the top forwards for England during the 2022 World Cup the ghost of the terrible season for Manchester United seems to have denied his the call up in Southgate’s Roster for the 2024 Euro. Rashford has yielded just eight goals in 43 appearances in all competitions at club level.
Raheem Sterling
Just like Rashford 29 year-old Raheem Sterling club troubles have velcored onto him Sterling suffered such a slump in form that he even became a target of the Stamford Bridge boo boys. It also didn’t help that he was completely outperformed by his Chelsea team-mate Cole Palmer.
James Maddison
James Maddison and Curtis Jones have been left out of England’s 26-player squad for Euro 2024.Maddison – who came off the bench in England’s 3-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday – has left the camp, while Jones is also not expected to feature in Friday’s friendly against Iceland.
Seven players cut from England’s provisional squad include : James Maddison ,Curtis Jones Jack Grealish, Harry Maguire ,Jarrad Branthwaite ,James Trafford and Jarell Quansah .
Other high profile players that will the Euro 2024
Paul Pogba [France]
Paul Pogba has been left “heartbroken” by his four-year ban for testing positive for a banned substance last August, which is entirely understandable.
Christopher Nkunku [France]
Christopher Nkunku’s hopes of making it to Germany were ruined by the persistent injury problems that blighted his first season at Chelsea, with the forward picking up a knee injury in pre-season that required surgery.
Mats Hummels [Germany]
The best defender in this season’s Champions League, Mats Hummels produced a string of sensational performances during Borussia Dortmund’s surprise run to the final – including two Man of the Match-winning displays against Paris Saint-Germain in the last four.
Lucas Hernandez [France]
Lucas Hernandez’s 2022 World Cup campaign lasted just 13 minutes, with the versatile defender rupturing the ACL in his right leg in France’s opening group game, against Australia.
Gavi [Spain]
Barcelona reportedly blamed Spain coach Luis de la Fuente for the injury that Gavi suffered in a meaningless Euro 2024 qualifier against Georgia last November.The midfielder was one of just two players to retain their starting spot from the game against Cyprus that had sealed La Roja’s spot in Germany three days previously.
Thibaut Courtois [Belgium]
Despite tearing the ACL in his left knee in pre-season, and then damaging the internal meniscus in his right on March 19, Thibaut Courtois returned to action for Real Madrid in their La Liga win over Cadiz on May 4.
David Alaba (Austria), Sven Botman (Netherlands) ,Serge Gnabry (Germany)
Jurrien Timber (Netherlands)
After impressing in both pre-season and the Community Shield, Jurrien Timber was dealt a devastating blow on his Premier League debut for Arsenal, with the summer signing suffering an ACL injury in the 2-1 win over Nottingham Forest last August.
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