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England boss Gareth Southgate is weighing up a call-up for Fulham midfielder Harrison Reed as he keeps a close eye on three uncapped players, according to reports.
The Three Lions have some upcoming friendly matches in March against Brazil and Belgium as they prepare for Euro 2024 after securing their place in the tournament last year.
Southgate will no doubt select the usual suspects in central midfield for the tournament in the summer with Jude Bellingham, Declan Rice, Jordan Henderson and Kalvin Phillips all likely to be in Germany.
The potential selection of the latter two would likely cause uproar amongst some fans with Phillips struggling to settle at West Ham, while Henderson spent half the season playing in Saudi Arabia before moving back to Europe with Ajax.
Conor Gallagher, Curtis Jones and Ruben Loftus-Cheek will be amongst the other options Southgate considers when picking his squad and he is also looking at three uncapped midfielders.
The Daily Mail claims that England boss Southgate is ‘closely following the performances’ of Man Utd’s Kobbie Mainoo, Fulham’s Reed and Everton’s James Garner.
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Phillips ‘remains a key part of the manager’s plans’ but his performances for West Ham since his loan move from Manchester City have been ‘a cause for concern’.
That has led to Southgate considering the uncapped trio for friendlies in March with Reed particularly surprising considering he’s only started one of Fulham’s last 11 Premier League matches.
The England boss’ monitoring of Mainoo makes a lot more sense with the Old Trafford academy graduate making the step up to Erik ten Hag’s first team look easy.
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