Harry Maguire is now a serious doubt for England’s final squad for Euro 2024 Credit: Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers Doubts surround whether Harry Maguire will be fit enough for inclusion in Gareth Southgate’s final 26-man England squad for the European Championship, with James Maddison revealing his devastation at being left out for the tournament.
Maddison left the England training camp last night, while Curtis Jones and has also departed. Jarell Quansah is expected to miss out when the provisional squad is trimmed by Southgate.
Southgate must submit his 26-man squad to Uefa by midnight on Friday. He revealed earlier in the week that Maguire was a doubt for the Group C opener against Serbia a week on Sunday as he recovers from a calf injury that ruled him out of the final part of the season.
Manchester United initially thought he would be fit for the FA Cup final on May 25 but he failed to make the bench and was also absent for England during Monday’s win over Bosnia.
He missed England’s final training session ahead of the final warm-up game against Iceland on Friday. He, Luke Shaw and Lewis Dunk all followed individual programmes instead.
Maddison, meanwhile, has returned to his family after leaving the camp last night. After starting the season in excellent form, he suffered an ankle injury that ruled him out for three months and his performances dipped towards the end of the campaign.
“Devastated doesn’t quite cut it,” he wrote on X. Trained well and worked hard all week but if I’m honest with myself, my form for Spurs when coming back from injury in the second half of the season probably wasn’t at the levels I had set which gave Gareth a decision to make.
“I still thought there would be a space for me in a 26 man squad as I feel I bring something different & had been a mainstay in this whole qualifying campaign for Euro 2024 in Germany but the manager has made the decision and I have to respect that.
“I’ll be back, I have no doubt. Wishing the boys all the luck in the world out in Germany, unbelievable group and lads that I literally call some of my best friends. I genuinely hope football comes home.”
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Guehi would be direct replacement for Maguire Gareth Southgate stood by Harry Maguire when he was out of the Manchester United team and was being jeered by England supporters – so his standing in the squad is clear. The 31-year-old has been at the heart of Southgate’s defence for three major tournaments and was a starter in Germany if fit.
What Southgate has in Marc Guehi is a direct replacement. The Crystal Palace centre-back plays on the left-hand side of a back four and Southgate has impressed with his positioning and how he rarely gets himself in trouble. He looked rusty against Bosnia on Monday evening, having only just come back from a knee injury himself. He was booked and made passing errors. Guehi has started once alongside John Stones and it resulted in a 4-0 defeat against Hungary.
Other centre-back options include Lewis Dunk, who has returned to the England set-up this season after a five-year absence. Ezri Konsa made his international debut in March but has played right across the backline for Southgate. Joe Gomez was also brought back into the squad after a four-year hiatus. Jarrad Branthwaite was uncapped until this week. Maguire’s tournament and big-match experience is why Southgate wanted him in Germany even after missing the final part of the season through injury.
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That Maddison statement in full Devastated doesn’t quite cut it. Trained well and worked hard all week but if I’m honest with myself, my form for Spurs when coming back from injury in the second half of the season probably wasn’t at the levels I had set which gave Gareth a decision to make. I still thought there would be a space for me in a 26 man squad as I feel I bring something different & had been a mainstay in this whole qualifying campaign for Euro 2024 in Germany but the manager has made the decision and I have to respect that. I’ll be back, I have no doubt. Wishing the boys all the luck in the world out in Germany, unbelievable group and lads that I literally call some of my best friends. I genuinely hope football comes home.
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Maddison comments on his omission Devastated doesn’t quite cut it. Trained well and worked hard all week but if I’m honest with myself, my form for Spurs when coming back from injury in the second half of the season probably wasn’t at the levels I had set which gave Gareth a decision to make. I still thought… pic.twitter.com/LwhIhCPDxS
— James Maddison (@Madders10) June 6, 2024 1:27PM
Golden Boot winner? Jose Mourinho believes it will succeed Cristiano Ronaldo who won the Euro 2020 award, his one assist pipping Patrik Schick who had also scored five goals.
“Kane has scored goals for Tottenham, England, and I had no doubts that he would score goals for Bayern,” Mourinho said, promoting Topps’ Uefa Euro 2024 sticker collection.
“Harry is a fantastic, complete player who scores goals from all over the pitch but isn’t selfish – he assists, drops deep, builds play, presses, defends.
“The only thing he is missing is to win a trophy. He was my player at Tottenham and I was going to win one with him, but I was sacked six days before the final.”
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Casualties from Euro 2020 Who were the seven players left out of the initial training squad for Euro 2020?
Mason Greenwood withdrew with injury, followed by Jesse Lingard, Ben Godfrey, Aaron Ramsdale, Ollie Watkins, James Ward-Prowse and Ben White, though Ramsdale earned a reprieve when Dean Henderson was later ruled out with a hip problem.
For the 2022 World Cup during the season, Southgate simply named his squad and flew out to Qatar while four years earlier he picked 23 players and named five standbys, who were Lewis Cook, Tom Heaton, Adam Lallana, Jake Livermore, and James Tarkowski.
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One thing is for certain… Graeth Southgate will have delivered the news with more consideration and common decency than Glenn Hoddle back in 1998. Graeme Le Saux remembers that brutal morning here.
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England confirm departures of Jones and Maddison 12:23PM
What do we know for certain so far? It has emerged this morning, actually scratch that, it’s too passive. It has been leaked this morning that James Maddison and Curtis Jones have been informed that they are two of the seven players from the 33-named preparation squad who will not be in the final 26 for Euro 2024.
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That means there are five more players due to be culled by the tournament deadline, which is midnight on Friday. One will be a goalkeeper, one might be Maguire, see below. So who else? And does Maguire’s injury make Jarrell Qansah’s case a little stronger?
England are training at Hotspur Way this afternoon – and Anthony Gordon is back on the grass after missing Monday’s victory at his home ground Credit: Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers 12:00PM
Maguire injury fear for Euros Doubts surround whether Harry Maguire will be fit enough for inclusion in Gareth Southgate’s final 26-man squad for the European Championship.
Maguire missed England’s final training session ahead of the final warm-up game against Iceland on Friday. He, Luke Shaw and Lewis Dunk all followed individual programmes instead.
There has been no confirmation from Southgate or the Football Association, but sources close to the squad believe Maguire could be prevented from being part of the final group that travels to Germany through injury.
Maguire has been out with a muscle injury that ruled him out of the FA Cup final, but Southgate hoped he would recover sufficiently to be part of his 26-man squad with a view to playing later in the tournament.
Losing Maguire would be a huge blow to Southgate and would leave Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi as his first-choice partner to John Stones in the centre of defence for the entirety of the Euros.
Southgate must submit his 26-man squad to Uefa by midnight on Friday and has already informed James Maddison and Curtis Jones they will not be travelling to Germany, while Jarell Quansah is expected to miss out too.
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