England manager Thomas Tuchel has outlined his reasons for leaving Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Jack Grealish out of his squad for the upcoming games with Wales and Latvia.
Bellingham missed the September camp but made his return for Real Madrid late last month, going on to make four appearances before Tuchel’s announcement, including a start in the 5–2 defeat to Atlético Madrid.
Questions were raised over whether Bellingham was actually ready to return, which is something the German referenced when explaining his omission.
“Team work, team spirit, was at the highest level so far, and that’s why we decided to invite the same group into this camp,” Tuchel said. “Jude is a very special player, and for special players there can always be special rules. I get this. For this camp, we decided that we stick with our straightforward decision to invite the same team, and that also applies to Jude.
