Ben White has been called up to the England squad for the first time since leaving the 2022 World Cup camp, according to multiple reports. The Arsenal defender, who has four England caps with his last appearance in March 2022 against Ivory Coast, was brought in as a replacement for Jarell Quansah, who pulled out with an injury. White's departure from the World Cup in Qatar followed a falling out with then-assistant manager Steve Holland, as reported by six major media outlets. England manager Thomas Tuchel has spoken to White to understand his position and has played a role in changing his stance, sources said. White has started only five league matches this season and has been a peripheral figure at Arsenal, according to two major media outlets.
Eberechi Eze has been ruled out of the friendlies with a calf injury, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirmed. Eze did not play in the League Cup final, and before that match against Manchester City, Arteta said Eze had a thigh injury and was expected to be out for weeks. After the match, Arteta said they need to do a new X-ray in six or seven days and wait for the result. When Eze will return is unclear, according to other sources. In the return match against Bayer Leverkusen, Eze was substituted off. Eze cannot join the upcoming national team gathering, other sources reported. The Telegraph reports that Tuchel chooses to replace Eze with Newcastle's Harvey Barnes. Barnes has one England cap, from a friendly against Wales in 2020. According to Daily Mirror - Football, Scotland manager Steve Clarke described that Harvey Barnes is going to concentrate on trying to play for England. Barnes was eligible for Scotland but chose to play for England, and Scotland has recently tried to recruit him for World Cup play, according to other sources. Research indicates that Barnes had considered switching his allegiance to Scotland ahead of this summer's World Cup but ultimately turned them down.
Harvey Barnes is going to concentrate on trying to play for England.
James Garner received his first senior England call-up, according to 11 major media outlets. Garner won the 2023 European Championship with England Under-21s. Morgan Gibbs-White has a month to make his World Cup case, according to multiple reports. Gibbs-White scored a hat-trick against Burnley and has eight goals in his last 13 games, and has six caps with 89 minutes played for England.
Harry Kane will miss the Japan friendly due to a minor injury, Sky Sports reported. Kane also missed the Uruguay friendly for workload management, Thomas Tuchel said. Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Noni Madueke, and John Stones have left the England camp before the Japan friendly, according to two major media outlets. Stones pulled out with a calf injury, Madueke limped off against Uruguay with a leg injury and left Wembley in a brace, and Rice and Saka returned to Arsenal for assessment on minor problems. Jordan Henderson returned to Brentford before the Japan game, an England statement confirmed. The number of players leaving the camp is reported inconsistently: some sources say five of eight players leaving are due to injury, but the full list of eight is not provided, while other sources do not mention a specific number or provide a different count, which could confuse readers about the extent of squad changes.
Tuchel named an oversized 35-man squad for the friendlies. Tuchel will divide this month's international window into two camps, giving some players rest, according to research. England will host Uruguay at Wembley on Friday and then face Japan on Tuesday. Tuchel told a press conference that the pressure is on Cole Palmer to impress.