Southgate has until 11pm on Friday to hand in his final squad, before it is officially announced on Saturday – the day after England’s final warm-up against Iceland at Wembley. Maddison left Leicester City to join Spurs in a £40m move last July, but an ankle injury has hampered his progress in north London.
Meanwhile, reports also surfaced Thursday morning that Curtis Jones and Jerrell Kwansa are also expected to miss the tournament.
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The Liverpool duo will not be flying to Germany, despite impressive seasons at Anfield in Jurgen Klopp’s final season in charge.
Jones has cemented his place in Liverpool’s midfield, while Kwansa has made great strides in defense after making his senior debut for the club in a 2-1 win over Newcastle United last August. The omissions of Jones and Kwansa give Adam Wharton fresh hope of making the final squad , after the Crystal Palace midfielder made his senior England debut in Monday’s win over Bosnia.
England begin their Euro 2024 campaign against Serbia on June 16, ahead of further group stage matches against Denmark and Slovenia on June 20 and 25.
Southgate will aim to lead the Three Lions to European glory for the first time since losing on penalties to Italy in the Euro 2020 final three years ago.
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