The Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham has been called up to England’s senior squad for the first time.
The 17-year-old had originally been included in the Under-21 squad, but was promoted to Gareth Southgate’s senior camp after both Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold and Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse withdrew through injury.
He will now link up with the majority of the squad before Thursday’s friendly against the Republic of Ireland and would become the third-youngest player in England’s history if he collects his first cap at Wembley.
Forward Marcus Rashford will miss that game as he will not report for duty until Thursday morning as he undergoes further assessment on an injury suffered in Manchester United’s win at Everton, with Southgate hopeful he can feature in the Nations League against Belgium on Sunday.
While most of the players arrived at St George’s Park on Monday, a number were scheduled to report in on Tuesday morning with Ben Chilwell, Eric Dier, Harry Kane, Kyle Walker, Joe Gomez, Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling given an extra day at home.
Meanwhile, England Under-21 boss Aidy Boothroyd covered the loss of Bellingham by calling up the Everton pair Tom Davies and Ben Godfrey – although the Norwich full-back Max Aarons withdrew for the games against Andorra and Albania.
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