Eric Dier slams 'lack of appreciation' for Tottenham career

Eric Dier believes his career isn't appreciated enough - and claims that he should be in the England squad at Euro 2024.

The Tottenham defender is currently on loan at Bayern Munich, having linked up with ex-Spurs team-mate Harry Kane in a surprise January move, set to be made permanent this summer. Dier, 30, has made a total of 11 appearances for Thomas Tuchel's side, three of which have been defeats as Bayern's Bundesliga title chances continue to slip away.

But speaking ahead of their hotly-anticipated Champions League quarter-final clash with Arsenal on Tuesday, he reckons that he should be given the opportunity to represent his country this summer. That's despite the last of his 49 England caps coming during the 2022 World Cup and no communication with Gareth Southgate since his move to Munich.

"Obviously, I want to be a part of the England set-up and I believe that I should be a part of it, that I'm that level of a player," Dier told Gary Neville on The Overlap.

"I haven't spoken at all to Gareth Southgate, but you try and play as well as possible for your club and then the decision is out of your hands.

"Since the World Cup, I wouldn't say that I've had any dip in form, I'm playing the best football of my career since [Antonio] Conte came [to Tottenham] and I've carried it on since I've been here [at Bayern], and I think I've shown that."

The 30-year-old also opened up on the pain of not being included in England's squad for the most recent European Championships in 2021, having previously made the squads for Euro 2016 under Roy Hodgson and the World Cup in 2018, Southgate's first tournament.

"It's s*** sitting at home, not being there is not fun," Dier admitted. "It's some of the best times of your life, with the