James Maddison is understood to have been omitted from England’s final squad for Euro 2024, talkSPORT understands.
Gareth Southgate named the Tottenham star in his preliminary 33-man squad ahead of friendlies against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Iceland.
However, he has to trim down the number of players to 26 for this summer’s tournament, with the deadline coming on Friday.
Amid the cuts, Maddison is one player who will not be on the plane to Germany with England.
The 27-year-old came off the bench in the 3-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina but failed to contribute to any of their goals.
Maddison has now made seven appearances for the Three Lions and was in their squad for the 2022 World Cup.
However, he won’t feature for his country at the Euros this summer as Southgate finalises his squad having already left stalwarts Jordan Henderson and Marcus Rashford out of his initial squad.
Maddison started off brightly in his first season at Spurs as he scored three goals and assisted another five in his opening 11 Premier League matches.
But his progress was halted in their 4-1 defeat to Chelsea in November when he came off with an ankle injury.
The former Leicester man returned to action at the end of January but has struggled to regain consistent before the end of the season.
Maddison will now be set to watch the Euros at home this summer amid stiff competition in the attacking midfield role.
Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Cole Palmer have all enjoyed stunning seasons for their respective clubs.
The trio are likely to all be named in the final squad given their quality and versatility.
England face one final test against Iceland on Friday at Wembley, live on talkSPORT, before they kick-off their Euros campaign against Serbia on June 16.
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