Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson have been left out of Gareth Southgate's provisional 33-man England squad for Euro 2024.
Manchester United forward Rashford, 26, has struggled for form this season, scoring seven goals and providing two assists in 33 league appearances.
He made seven appearances for England this season before being dropped from the squad for the match against Belgium in March, and has now been left out of Southgate's training squad.
Rashford posted a screenshot of the squad on social media, writing: “I wish Gareth and the players all the best.”
Henderson joined Saudi Arabian side Al Etifaq from Liverpool last summer, but moved to struggling Ajax in January.
Southgate continued to appoint him even after he moved to the Saudi Professional League, but he was booed by some England fans in his first match back home against Australia at Wembley in October, but England manager at the time “It defies logic,” he said. .
Henderson was in the squad for friendlies against Brazil and Belgium in March, but did not play.
Southgate will have to cut at least seven players when finalizing his final squad of up to 26 players for the tournament in Germany, and the deadline to do so is midnight on June 7.
england provisional national team
Goalkeeper: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), James Trafford (Burnley).
Defender: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Harry Maguire (Manchester United) , Jarrell Quansah (Liverpool), Luke Shaw (Manchester United) ), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielder: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Koby Mainou (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).
forward: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle) ), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), James Maddison (Tottenham), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
Initial squad includes five uncapped players
The uncapped quintet of Jarrad Branthwaite, Curtis Jones, Jarrell Quansah, Adam Wharton and James Trafford were selected in Southgate's starting squad.
Everton centre-back Branthwaite, 21, has been key to his team's Premier League safety this season, but he plays alongside Liverpool centre-back Quansah, 21, and teammate Jones in midfield. (23 years old) contributed to the Reds' third-place finish. In the top flight.
Wharton, 20, has enjoyed a successful spell at Palace after joining from Blackburn Rovers in the winter transfer window, with team-mates Eberechi Eze, Mark Ngehi and Dean Henderson also joining Southgate.
Trafford had not played for Burnley since being left out of the squad in March, but was given his first call-up to the England squad in March after Sam Johnstone was left out through injury, but has yet to play for the national team. I haven't.
Other players in attendance include West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen, Manchester City winger Jack Grealish, Brentford striker Ivan Toney, as well as Manchester United midfielder Koby Mainou, left That includes full-back Luke Shaw.
Mainu, 19, played for England in friendlies against Brazil and Belgium in March and has scored four goals in 31 appearances for Manchester United this season.
Shaw hasn't played since February due to a muscle injury.
The training squad is scheduled to meet up on Wednesday, May 29, ahead of the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 3 and the friendly against Iceland on June 7.
Southgate's side open Euro 2024 with a Group C match against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen on June 16.
Who else will miss out?
Other notable absentees besides Rashford and Henderson include Ben Chilwell, Eric Dier, Reece James, Jadon Sancho, Dominic Solanke, Raheem Sterling and Ben White.
Left-back Chilwell was not selected despite concerns over Shaw's injury, while right-back James and winger Sterling (also from Chelsea) are also absent.
James has only played two games since returning from a long-term injury in May, while Sterling has not played for England since losing to France at the 2022 World Cup.
Solanke played in all 38 Premier League games for Bournemouth last season, scoring 19 goals and providing three assists, but White has been ruled out of England duty.
Winger Sancho was on loan at Borussia Dortmund from Manchester United and Southgate did not select him despite leading the German club to the Champions League final.
Centre-back Dier helped Bayern Munich reach the Champions League semi-finals, and although he has played regularly again since leaving Tottenham, he has not performed well enough to qualify for the list.
england match schedule
Friendly matches (all BST)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (June 3, 19:45, St. James Park)
Iceland (June 7th, 19:45 at Wembley)
euro 2024 group stage
Serbia (June 16th, 20:00 in Gelsenkirchen)
Denmark (June 20th, 17:00 in Frankfurt)
Slovenia (June 25th, 20:00 in Cologne)
There's more to come.
