Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Aaron Ramsdale have all been called up by England for their upcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium.
In what are the Three Lions’ last matches before Gareth Southgate selects his squad for Euro 2024, our trio will get two opportunities to shine for their country as they build up for the tournament in Germany this summer, and they could well come up against fellow Gunners in both matches.
England face Brazil, for whom Gabriel has been once again selected by, on Saturday, March 23 at Wembley in a glamour friendly, before they return to the national stadium the following Tuesday for a clash against Leandro Trossard’s Belgium who will be hoping again be selected by manager Domenico Tedesco when their squad is announced.
The calibre of the opposition shows Southgate is keen to test his players against top opposition to get them as sharp as possible before the summer.
Should Declan play in both matches, he’ll reach a half-century of caps for England having made his debut back in 2019. Bukayo meanwhile has 32 to his name and 11 goals for his country, while Aaron has turned out for the Three Lions on four occasions.
Full England squad
Goalkeepers: Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal).
Defenders: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Ajax), James Maddison (Tottenham), Declan Rice (Arsenal).
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
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