Jack Grealish will not make the Euro 2024 squad with Gareth Southgate confirming the seven players he has cut from his original squad.
Harry Maguire, as predicted by Mail Sport this afternoon, will also miss out due to a calf injury.
The five remaining omissions confirmed by Southgate are Curtis Jones, Jarell Quansah, Jarrad Branthwaite, James Maddison and James Trafford.
But Grealish has now paid the price for his disappointing campaign at Manchester City.
Doubts had surfaced over Harry Maguire’s fitness ahead of Gareth Southgate’s Euro 2024 squad announcement.
Jack Grealish (pictured centre earlier today) has paid the price for his disappointing season at Man City where he made just ten Premier League starts on their way to a fourth straight title
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire – who would have been a likely starter – misses out due to a calf injury
James Trafford (pictured left) and Jarrad Branthwaite (right) have also been confirmed as omissions
The England centre-back hasn’t played since April and was expected to miss Friday’s final warm-up game versus Iceland.
The fitness concerns surrounding Maguire placed significant uncertainty over his inclusion in Southgate’s final 26 man squad in news that comes as a major blow.
With Maguire’s omission, it becomes the first time Southgate has entered a major tournament without the Manchester United man.
Elsewhere, Liverpool midfielder Jones is also among the players to miss out on the final England squad for Euro 2024.
Jones joins Maddison who has also been told he won’t make the final cut.
The Anfield star was handed his first call up when Gareth Southgate named his provisional 33-man party for the tournament last month.
But he will miss out on travelling to Germany, as will Tottenham midfielder Maddison, who was widely viewed as one of the players at risk of missing out following a largely disappointing second half of the season.
It is understood Maddison was in line to play in Friday’s final warm-up fixture versus Iceland, but that will no longer be the case with Jarrod Bowen pushing to take his place in the team. Sources indicate Maddison’s decision to leave the squad on Wednesday is linked to Southgate’s decision to leave him out of the final party.
Gareth Southgate (right) has cut some big-name players from the squad including Grealish
Liverpool pair Curtis Jones and Jarell Quansah miss the cut after receiving their first England senior team call-up
Posting on X after news on his axeing broke on Thursday, Tottenham star Maddison said: ‘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.’
Maguire later posted: ‘I am devastated not to have been selected to play for England at the Euros this summer.
‘Despite my best efforts, I have not been able to overcome an injury to my calf. Maybe I pushed myself too hard, to try and make it. Simply, I am absolutely gutted.
Both Maddison and Maguire posted statements on their social media accounts after the news broke
‘For me, representing England is the highest honour. It means everything to me. If I can’t help the team as a player, I will support them as a fan – along with the rest of the country. Go and win it boys.
‘Next, I will return to the supervision of the Manchester United medical team in order to prepare for next season.’
Southgate will speak to the press at 6pm on Thursday evening ahead of Friday night’s final warm-up game against Iceland.
