Tottenham Hotspur midfielder James Maddison and Liverpool's Curtis Jones have been excluded from England's 26-man squad for the European Championship in Germany this summer, sources have told ESPN.
They are the first two of seven players that manager Gareth Southgate will remove from his 33-man provisional squad ahead of Friday's UEFA submission deadline. Sources have told ESPN that Jarell Quansah will also miss the cut.
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Maddison, 27, came off the bench during Monday's 3-0 friendly win over Bosnia and Herzegovina at St. James' Park. He was in England's squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar without making an appearance.
He had to withdraw from the Euro 2024 qualifiers in November due to an ankle injury sustained during Spurs' 4-1 home defeat to London rivals Chelsea.
Before that, Madison scored three goals and five assists for Tottenham in his 11 appearances since joining the club from Leicester City in June. The midfielder has struggled to regain his early season form since he returned from injury at the end of January, scoring just one goal in the Premier League against Aston Villa on March 10.
England will face Iceland at Wembley on Friday with the final decision on the final team to be made at midnight CET.
England will begin their tournament against Serbia on June 16 before also facing Slovenia and Denmark in the group stage.
