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Four more England Euro 2024 axes decided after Spurs and Liverpool stars dropped

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One down, two very likely out, four more to go.

James Maddison won’t be going to Euro 2024, with the Tottenham midfielder having left England’s training camp prematurely on Wednesday. Gareth Southgate now has less than 48 hours to decide on his final picks, with UEFA’s deadline set for 11pm on Friday.




That’ll be around an hour after England walk off the pitch at Wembley, having played Iceland in their final warmup friendly before facing Serbia in their Group C opener on Sunday, June 16.

As well as Maddison, it now appears as though Liverpool youngsters Curtis Jones and Jarell Quansah, neither of whom possess a senior cap, will also be cut from the squad ahead of the final announcement. But who else doesn’t go to Germany? The Mirror Football team have had a go at wielding their own axe.

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Gareth Southgate will axe one keeper, his defence has big numbers because he was concerned over fitness issues with Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw while Curtis Jones may struggle to get into midfield. It is unlikely that England will take three centre-forwards, so Ollie Watkins or Ivan Toney could be at risk.

James Maddison has struggled for form in recent weeks but impressed when he came on at St James’ Park. Southgate is unlikely to have seen anything yet to change his mind drastically on his starting XI but Kieran Trippier dispelled any fears over his fitness with a solid display at left back against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Trent Alexander-Arnold might have shown enough to prove he could play in midfield alongside Declan Rice at the Euros but there are still more decisions to be made than Southgate would probably like at this late stage. My seven: Henderson, Branthwaite, Quansah, Gomez, Jones, Maddison, Toney.‌

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