England’s overseas-based squad will go to Euro 2024 led by two of the country’s best stars, but there will be no room for Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood.
In fact, the two best players England With Euro 2024 squad players moving abroad to various clubs, the question remains: what will the composition of the fully foreign-born 26-man squad look like?
We’ve tried to replicate Southgate’s predictions as closely as possible and have chosen eight defenders, five midfielders and ten forwards, with Jude Bellingham falling into the 10th forward category due to his appearance etc.
And to be fair, “Britain’s best goalkeeper” and his peers They are not considered eligible, which means Jack Butland and other players currently playing for English clubs are not eligible.
Joe Worrall, Jesse Lingard, Sam Surridge and Ryan Kent are some unexpected omissions but these four should do us proud by progressing through their groups.
Jozef Brusik (Club Brugge)
Brusik, who joined from Stoke in January 2023, is yet to make his full debut for Club Brugge but is still a regular in major tournaments and a capable traveller. He did not play a single minute when England won the Under-17 World Cup in 2017 but was a committed back-up in India.
Charlie Thetford (Ajax)
Thetford, a former Netherlands and England youth international, has been called up again. He is yet to make an appearance for Ajax’s first team, but the 20-year-old Second Euro team entirely based abroad.
Nathan Trott (Vaile BK)
In terms of regular game time, the only player approaching this entirely hypothetical tournament scenario with any sort of match rhythm is Trott, a product of West Ham’s academy who remains on the London Stadium roster having helped Vejle BK secure promotion to the Danish Superliga over the past two seasons before embarking on a build-up campaign.
Archie Brown (Gentle)
The only left-back among the selected players, Brown has suffered a number of injuries but has not allowed them to ruin a promising season for Gent as they qualify for European competition, providing assists for four goals in 44 appearances.
Eric Dier (Bayern Munich)
Dier, who was never trusted by Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, has responded resolutely: to become a key player for a Bayern Munich side that has reached the Champions League semi-finals and is in a period of transition ahead of the appointment of Vincent Kompany as manager.
Karl Jenkinson (Newcastle Jets)
I’m not going to discount that level of experience or versatility.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon)
Mikel Arteta once gave him the cold shoulderMaitland-Niles has tried intermittently to work his way back into Arsenal’s plans but it has always been an uphill battle. He was set to be released when his contract expired at Arsenal in the summer of 2023 and instead took the opportunity to move to France, where he played in around six different positions in his first season at Lyon.
Omar Richards (Olympiacos)
Richards was caught in the Marinakis whirlwind when Nottingham Forest paid £10m from Bayern Munich to sign the defender in the summer of 2022 and has yet to play for his parent club, instead moving to Olympiacos for the 2023/24 season and watching most of the club’s games from the sidelines, including the Conference League final win over Fiorentina.
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Chris Smalling (Roma)
“I don’t feel I have to prove anything to Gareth,” Smalling once said. Public criticism from Southgate is extremely rare and the England manager later apologised for his poor handling of the situation.But no settlement offer was ever made for the player who had restored and even enhanced his reputation in Italy.
Jed Spence (Genoa)
Spence has played more games for Rennes, Leeds and Genoa than he has for Tottenham. Since joining in the summer of 2022 against Antonio Conte’s wishesThe Serie A side are extremely fascinated with him and hope his stay will become permanent.
Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)
No England squad announcement will be ratified unless someone questions Tomori’s exclusion, and it will be interesting to see how much Southgate overlooks a centre-back who could give him the solace of starting in this team.
Angel Gomes (Lille)
in spite of As his contract at Old Trafford drew to a close, he attracted interest from both Chelsea and Manchester United. In 2020, Gomez bet on himself and embarked on a more lucrative path to the first team, which he received at Lille, where he was a regular, hugely important and truly outstanding player over the past three seasons.
Jordan Henderson (Ajax)
The road to redemption begins here, provided he acknowledges how foolish and disappointing his recent life choices have been.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan)
Southgate called up Loftus-Cheek for the World Cup after a reasonably successful loan spell at Crystal Palace, but the 28-year-old failed to even make England’s Euro 2024 squad despite an impressive first season in Italy.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Besiktas)
There was a somber sense of déjà vu when the words “torn thigh muscle” were cited as the reason for Oxlade-Chamberlain’s extended absence this season, but he recovered to be an unused substitute in the Turkish Cup final and feature in the closing stages of the league campaign.
Jonjo Shelvey (Rizespor)
Both Nottingham Forest and the Premier League officially announced that Shelvey would move to Rizespor on loan in September 2023, eight months after signing a new two-and-a-half-year contract at the City Ground. However, Forest being Forest, it was later revealed that the move was permanent and Shelvey’s deal had to be cancelled as the Premier League side had too many players already on loan. The 32-year-old Shelvey weathered that farce well, captaining Rizespor on several occasions, scoring three goals, providing seven assists and, hopefully, delivering that hilarious glass celebration.
Tammy Abraham (Rome)
A record-breaking debut season set an incredibly high bar, but Abraham has understandably struggled to reach it since with Roma. Since scoring 27 goals in 53 games in 2021/22, he has now scored 10 goals in 66 games. Chelsea are one of the few clubs still in the Premier League. Of course it is.
Dapo Afolayan (FC St. Pauli)
With Fabian Furzeler set to join Brighton, it seems only natural to capitalise on that expectation with a surprise tribute to one of his most heartwarming success stories. Afolayan was snapped up from League One side Bolton in January 2023 and 18 months later scored the two goals that sealed St Pauli’s promotion to the Bundesliga, sealing their promotion from English football’s ninth tier to Germany’s top flight.
Chuba Akpom (Ajax)
When you need something different, when you need a Plan B off the bench, it’s time to bring in Akpom. The former Middlesbrough striker joined Ajax for £12.2m and in his first season there he made 36 appearances, scoring 15 goals and providing three assists, although just 11 of those were starts.
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
Naturally, that is what we Properly ignoring Mason Greenwood.
Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund)
The only Englishman to play in a Champions League final at an age younger than Bynoe-Gittens is Trent Alexander-Arnold, and it’s a great path for the former Reading, Chelsea and Manchester City academy prospect who went on to establish himself at one of Bundesliga’s powerhouses.
Marcus Edwards (Sporting)
Any sense of wasted potential at Tottenham is long gone for Edwards and his resurgence in Portugal has been extremely impressive, scoring 41 goals and providing 40 assists in 206 appearances for Vitoria Guimaraes and current club Sporting, where he recently won the league title.
Samuel Illing Jr. (Juventus)
Douglas Luiz transfer game pieceIling Junior joins Aston Villa after finally establishing himself in the Juventus first team and has won 32 caps for England youth countries, winning U-19 Euro glory in 2022 alongside Jarell Quansah and Carney Chukwuemeka.
Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
Someone has to take a corner.
Joe Lolley (Sydney FC)
There’s no doubting the balance of their attacking line-up – one Bellingham, three centre-forwards, three left wingers and three right wingers – and that group also includes Lolley, who has 12 goals and seven assists for Australia this season.
Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund)
Sorry to hear that Erik ten Hag in the news,friend.
England’s 26-man squad with foreign players
Goalkeeper: Jozef Brusik (Club Brugge), Charlie Thetford (Ajax), Nathan Trott (Vejle BK).
DefenderArchie Brown (Gent), Eric Dier (Bayern Munich), Carl Jenkinson (Newcastle Jets), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Lyon), Omar Richards (Olympiacos), Chris Smalling (Roma), Jed Spence (Genoa), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
MidfielderAngel Gomes (Lille), Jordan Henderson (Ajax), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Besiktas), Jonjo Shelvey (Rizespor).
forward: Tammy Abraham (Roma), Dapo Afolayan (FC St. Pauli), Chuba Akpom (Ajax), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), Marcus Edwards (Sporting), Samuel Iling Júnior (Juventus), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) and Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund).
