England Senior National Team General Discussion Thread

The proper midfielder options were Henderson, Barkley, Milner and Wilshire. Wilshire had played 3 games that season after having a fractured leg.

 

Lol Henderson. Who'd have thought we'd still be having this debate

 

Manchester United have valued Marcus Rashford at £40m but ruled out the possibility of the England forward, 28, joining Liverpool or Manchester City. (ESPN), external

Marseille are open to offers for England midfielder Angel Gomes, with newly-promoted Premier League pair Coventry and Hull among the clubs interested in the 25-year-old, who ended last season on loan at Wolves. (Teamtalk)

Arsenal maintain interest in Alex Scott after Tottenham entered the race to sign Sandro Tonali - Daily Mail

 

Not me, that's for sure.

Maybe it can be argued he's a good fella to be around the less experienced guys but that's another slot not available for those same guys.

 

Manchester United have no plans to negotiate a new loan agreement with Barcelona for England forward Marcus Rashford, 28. (ESPN)

 

Tottenham are ready to test the water with a bid for Crystal Palace’s 22-year-old England midfielder Adam Wharton. (Teamtalk)

 

Not quite sure which thread to put this but will add it here as to not derail the other threads. What are your thoughts on this?

How many Scotland players would get into England's current squad? 🤔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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I’m not sure I would have any of his selections starting, maybe squad places like McGinn and McTomminay. Ben Doak though, I mean he’s would be a good option for the U21’s.

 

It's hard to agree a lot of this when you look at the players who've missed out on the England squad.

We'd have to look at it through the lens of the current system too. Who would McGinn or McTominay replace? I like both players but they'd probably have to replace Mainoo and Rogers.

I don't think McGinn or McTominay add anything at all to what Bellingham & Rice do. Someone like Mainoo is an alternative profile (who's also better than both McGinn & McTominay), even if he might not suit Tuchel's system.

Andy Robertson in 2026 would not make the squad. Three years ago for sure but not now.

Doak is an interesting prospect who has good potential but he's not better than Madueke - at least not yet anyway.

 

He cannot even he bothered to get O'Reillys name right.

Robertson ? He's a poor man's Luke Shaw

This is just overrating their players.

McTominay is the only one i can see but who do you drop ? Yes. I know. Henderson.

 

If England midfielder Elliot Anderson, 23, joins Manchester City it could spark a domino effect, with Nottingham Forest signing 26-year-old Italy midfielder Davide Frattesi from Inter Milan, who in turn will look to complete a deal for Liverpool’s England midfielder Curtis Jones, 25. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

 

McGinn would be the closest for me, but I think we've left better midfielders than him at home.
He should have been asked who McGinn, McTomminay and Gannon-Doak would replace in the England squad.

 

Doak is a joke surely. 8 sub apps in the PL this season.

 

I guess he’d say Henderson and Rogers or Eze.

 

Possibly none

 

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Good times, I still had hair for a start.

 

Honestly none. A few years back Robertson for sure but hall is already better. McTominay is a poor man's Gibbs-White. Gilmour a few years back but Anderson and Wharton and even Scott are better. Hickey looks decent. Mcginn is just a fat gremlin who runs funny

 

Now you've got me started. Scotland have got an ism. A welshism. They're qualify for a few tournaments and all of a sudden they think they're better than they are.

 

Most of which they’ve crept through the back door, I might add. It’s almost become more difficult not to qualify for a tournament these days.
Fair play to them but they make steve Clarke out to be some sort of miracle worker, when in reality, he’s one of the worst coaches they’ve ever had. He’s just been in the right place at the right time.

 

Liverpool irritated by Inter Milan’s latest lowball offer for Curtis Jones (€25m/£21.6m) and don’t think they are being serious given midfield market this summer. https://t.co/WKSZQvm0cJ

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Curtis Jones is poised to stay at Liverpool after Inter Milan’s attempt to initiate a move was rebuffed

💸 Inter indicated their ceiling was £20m
❌ Liverpool had a firm valuation of £35m
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— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) June 21, 2026

Could be another wasted season for Jones.

 

🚨 Como are interested in Chelsea CB Trevoh Chalobah but there’s big gap in valuation at this stage.

Difficult deal as #CFC value Chalobah highly and Como are being careful with their budget.

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How can Liverpool demand 35 million for a player in the last year of his contract when he doesn't even play

 

An offer from Saudi Arabia for Barcelona's Brazil winger Raphinha, 29, might boost 28-year-old England forward Marcus Rashford's hopes of joining the La Liga club from Manchester United. (Talksport)

Arsenal are hopeful Declan Rice can help persuade fellow England midfielder Morgan Rogers, 23, to join them from Aston Villa this summer. (Mirror), external

Juventus' summer transfer list includes Aston Villa’s Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 33, and 32-year-old England defender John Stones, who left Manchester City this summer. (Gazzetta dello Sport - in Italian), external

 

I hope Jones doesn't do something stupid like sign a new contract.

 

Or join someone like spurs.

 

Everton boss David Moyes is pushing to sign England international Jarrod Bowen from West Ham and the Toffees have submitted an initial £20m bid for the winger. (GiveMeSport), external