Phil Foden And James Maddison Made Their Way For England U21 Euro 2019 Squad

Phil Foden and James Maddison became a part of England's U21 squad for the European U21 Championships this season.

Leicester team-mates Demarai Gray, Harvey Barnes and Hamza Choudhury of Maddison have also been included in the 23-man squad, along with Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Tammy Abraham, Ryan Sessegnon and Wolves' Morgan Gibbs-White, who earns his very first Under-21s call-up.

The Young Lions will be planning to go one better than the 2017 tournament where they were knocked out by eventual winners Germany on penalties in the semi-finals.

Aidy Boothroyd's squad are now training at St George's Park and on Tuesday i.e. 4^th June, will fly out to Italy, where they will face France, Romania and Croatia in the group stages, with all the games live on Sky Sports.

Boothroyd while speaking to the official website of FA said that this is a really strong squad and he is really pleased with the group of players he has got who will be showcasing them at the Euros. They have a big pool of talent in the England set-up and he had some tough selection decisions to make as there's a lot of strength in depth.

He said that it's always a really difficult tournament and he thinks this year is as tough as it has ever been. This is a great opportunity for the players for representing their talents as individuals and as a team.

The next two weeks at St George's Park are truly crucial to their preparation. They are working hard and getting right to the exciting part of going to Italy for kicking off the tournament against France. It is essential that they use every second of their preparation towards being successful at the Euros."

Members of England U21:

Goalkeepers: Angus Gunn (Southampton), Dean Henderson (Manchester United), Freddie Woodman (Newcastle United)

Defenders: Jake Clarke-Salter (Chelsea), Jay Dasilva (Chelsea), Lloyd Kelly (AFC Bournemouth), Jonjoe Kenny (Everton), Ezri Konsa (Brentford), Fikayo Tomori (Derby County, loan from Chelsea), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace)

Midfielders: Harvey Barnes (Leicester City), Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City), Kieran Dowell (Everton), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers), James Maddison (Leicester City), Mason Mount (Derby County, loan from Chelsea), Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham)

Forwards: Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa, loan from Chelsea), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Demarai Gray (Leicester City), Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), Dominic Solanke (AFC Bournemouth)

Maddison's opportunity to shine

The early season of James Maddison form for Leicester earned him a call-up to Gareth Southgate's senior England squad in October, but the 22-year-old has since been overlooked.

Despite, it is all part of the Southgate plan, along with the England manager naming Maddison - as well as Phil Foden, Mason Mount, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Ryan Sessegnon - as players he wished to benefit tournament experience together.

By: Preeti Narula

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