Jude Bellingham part of new-look four-man England leadership group at Euro 2024

16 June 2024 , 05:56

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Jude Bellingham part of new-look four-man England leadership group at Euro 2024

Jude Bellingham ’s influence on the England team has seen the 20-year-old become part of a four-man leadership group in Gareth Southgate ’s Euro squad.‌

Southgate has asked the Real Madrid midfielder to join captain Harry Kane, vice-captain Kyle Walker and Declan Rice in a bid to give all of his players a voice. Bellingham has emerged as one of England’s most influential characters despite his tender years.

‌Southgate said: “We’ve put a small leadership group together for this tournament now with Harry, Kyle Walker, Declan Rice and Jude Bellignham because there is a different dynamic to this group. There’s a lot of younger players.

“I want to make sure that I’m really in touch with the voices of the younger players. I don’t want to leave here with any stone unturned. I don’t want to have missed anything. It’s always important to know what the players are thinking. There will be some decisions that I will take without talking to any of them.

“I want the opinions of the four boys but also they are involved with different age groups in the squad. They’ll be able to pick up what’s going on with different areas of the squad.

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“We’ve got 26 players and it’s not easy to keep track of how everybody is every day. I think you want to open up that dialogue. Sometimes with younger players they are normally going to be a little bit more reluctant to approach the manager and talk about what they are thinking.

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The pressure is on Jude Bellingham to deliver (Boris Streubel - UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)

“You want a sense-check over what’s going on on the ground. It shouldn’t just be for the older players to lead. A lot of our younger players have a lot of caps and a lot of big-match experience. I could have put more into the group, but I think four is enough. We’ll meet regularly and feed back on everything.”

Simon Mullock