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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