Gareth Southgate warns Grealish that he is not guaranteed a place in the final squad
Gareth Southgate has warned Manchester City star Jack Grealish that he is not guaranteed a place in England's 26-man squad for the Euros.
Having been a key part of City's treble-winning side in the 2022/2023 campaign, Grealish has endured a difficult season plagued by injury, with the 28-year-old often overlooked in favor of Jeremy Doku.
Grealish has been part of England's last two major tournaments, but faces making the flight to Germany with the likes of Cole Palmer and Anthony Gordon having far better campaigns than him.
Southgate gives no guarantees Grealish will make final squad
Next week's friendlies against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland will give Grealish a chance to remind Southgate of what he can do.
England are blessed with options in wide areas with the likes of Bukayo Saka, Jarrod Bowen, Phil Foden, Gordon and Palmer all competing for places, and you could argue that all five have had better seasons than Grealish.
Speaking ahead of Monday's game, Southgate was asked if Grealish was one of the players at risk of being cut from the provisional 33-man squad, but insisted that nothing had been decided yet.
“I don't think we're explaining that yet,” Southgate said in quotes taken by the Guardian.
“He was bright and he loves being here, he had a good boost with his training.
“It is clear that this season he is not playing as much as last season.
“I'm sure he would have liked that to be different but we know the qualities he can bring and the qualities he has and he's a player we enjoy working with and a character we enjoy having in the team.
“I think we know where we can be, time is our friend this week.
“It is important that we use the time, tomorrow's game can cause another problem and we will find something else.
“We think we know who has done well throughout the season, we don't know how many we have to take or we can allow ourselves to take them because of the cover we may need in other positions. “
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