Trippier admits he expects Euro 2024 to be his last tournament with England

Kieran Trippier expects Euro 2024 to be his last major tournament with England - and he has already identified his replacement, Newcastle team-mate Tino Livramento.

The full-back will miss tonight’s trip to Chelsea with a minor calf complaint and Livramento, 21, is set to deputise, returning to the club where he spent 12 years as an academy player.

Trippier has kept the younger man in reserve for much of this season but, when he has played, he has been outstanding, scoring his first goal during last weekend’s 3-0 win at home to Wolves.

‘Tino, for such a young guy, is unbelievable,’ said Trippier. ‘I've had loads of talks with him, firstly to try to help him. I know he's my position, but I don't want to be selfish.

‘He's versatile, right-back, left-back, like myself. He’ll be unbelievable for Newcastle in the future, and an England right-back as well - that is how highly I rate him.’

Trippier will miss the forthcoming friendlies against Brazil and Belgium but has his sights set on winning the European Championship in Germany, especially as the finals are likely to be his last.

‘It (Euro 2024) is massive, because the next tournament I’ll be 35, so you've got to be realistic if I'd make that one,’ he said. ‘It's highly likely (I won’t) because of the players in my position, you've got to respect that.

‘So hopefully we can go that one step further and bring it home. We can't be afraid to say that we can win it. We should be going there positive – not arrogant, but positive. When you see our squad, we've got an unbelievable squad. We've got to have that mentality to win it.’

Meanwhile, Trippier says he can find no reason for his ‘crazy’ loss of form before Christmas, and he was even more surprised when Bayern Munich tried to sign