Why is Jack Grealish not in the England squad at Euro 2024?

16 June 2024 , 18:50
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Gareth Southgate confirmed his final 26-man squad earlier this month
Gareth Southgate confirmed his final 26-man squad earlier this month

ENGLAND kick off their Euro 2024 campaign TONIGHT against Serbia.

But one Three Lions regular will be missing the match as he did NOT make Gareth Southgate's final England squad.

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Jack Grealish is NOT in the England squad for Euro 2024Credit: Sunday Times

Jack Grealish was the biggest name missing from the 26-man Euro 2024 squad as Southgate named a new-look squad for the tournament earlier this month.

Why is Jack Grealish not in the England squad?

England boss Southgate said that for Grealish, it ultimately came down to his recent club form.

The winger has struggled to consistently break into the Man City team in recent months and Southgate revealed he preferred the likes of Cole Palmer, Eberechi Eze and Anthony Gordon as they had been bang in form in the Premier League.

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Southgate said: "The fact is we've got some players who have been playing extremely well all season in the league and we just feel other players have had stronger seasons - particularly in the past six months or so.

"We saw some fantastic performances the other night which underlined some of that and in the attacking area of the pitch we're blessed with a lot of options and they're all slightly different."

He added: "[James Maddison] and Jack [Grealish] would have provided us with something different as well and they've been tough calls.

"They're calls we've gone over and over and over as a group of staff to try to be fair and to try to use the right rationale.

"We back our decisions but we recognise we could have gone a different route. The boys are big characters, fabulous team-mates and great boys to work with.

"It's sad to have to deliver that news to them."

What did the players say about Jack Grealish's omission?

England players were apparently "shocked" by Grealish not making the squad, according to Man City team-mate Kyle Walker.

Walker said: "Shocked because I know what Jack can do. Was I shocked because of the players that he's [Southgate] brought in? No.

"Because I think they're all at a great quality and they've all had fantastic seasons.

"I think Jack would be the first one to say he could have had a better season.

"I think he's come out publicly and said he could've had a better season. So what does the manager base it on?

"Form or people that he knows and that has had good tournaments or a good season, the season before, .

"You're here on merit and I believe always it should be like that. That you're in this team because you've played well for your club which then puts you into the England fold."

Tom Sheen

England, Explainers, Euro 2024, Jack Grealish, Gareth Southgate

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