England Euro 2024 provisional squad announced: Saka, Rice and Ramsdale included
Arsenal trio Saka, Rice and Ramsdale make Gareth Southgate's provisional squad
Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice and Aaron Ramsdale have been selected for England’s Euro 2024 warm-up matches against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Iceland in the first week of June.
The trio are part of the Three Lions’ 33-man squad as Gareth Southgate takes a final look at his options before the football jamboree in Germany commences next month prior to Southgate reducing to 26.
Before then, England take on Bosnia in Newcastle on Monday, June 3 before Iceland head to Wembley on Friday, June 7 - the date Southgate has until to make his final section for the Euros, when they’ll face Serbia, Denmark and Slovenia in the group stages as they seek to go one better than last time when they lost on penalties to Italy in the final of Euro 2020 in July 2021.
England provisional squad
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), James Trafford (Burnley).
Defenders: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).
Forwards: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), James Maddison (Tottenham), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
The deadline for Southgate confirming his final squad of up to 26 players for the tournament in Germany is midnight on 7 June.
The training squad will join up on Wednesday, 29 May prior to friendlies against Bosnia-Herzegovina on 3 June and Iceland on 7 June.
Southgate’s side will then open their Euro 2024 campaign with a Group C game against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen on 16 June.
England fixture schedule
Friendlies (all times BST)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (3 June, 19:45 at St James' Park)
Iceland (7 June, 19:45 at Wembley)
Euro 2024 group stage
Serbia (16 June, 20:00 in Gelsenkirchen)
Denmark (20 June, 17:00 in Frankfurt)
Slovenia (25 June, 20:00 in Cologne)