England squad news - Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood withdraws from national team due to injury
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Updated 01/06/2021 at 10:30 GMT
The first definite name out of Gareth Southgate's England squad has been confirmed but sadly it is due to injury. Greenwood was reportedly in with a chance of being included in the final squad but he will now have to take the summer off to rehab and make sure he is fit for the new Premier League season.
Mason Greenwood celebrates
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Manchester United and England have confirmed that forward Mason Greenwood has withdrawn from the national squad due to “an underlying issue.”
Greenwood, 19, was part of Gareth Southgate’s preliminary 33-man squad that was due to be cut down today.
Now the United forward will spend the summer rehabilitating ahead of the new Premier League season.
His withdrawal opens the door for Ollie Watkins or Bukayo Saka, players who might have otherwise missed out.
Moments later there were widespread reports that West Ham forward Jesse Lingard will miss out.
Southgate will announce the squad around 17:00 BST.
Manchester United statement in full
Manchester United striker Mason Greenwood has withdrawn from the provisional England Euro 2020 squad, in order to recover fully from an underlying injury that also kept him out of the Under-21 European Championship in March.
Mason’s club appearances were managed carefully to maintain his availability through the intensive 2020/21 Premier League and Europa League schedules.
But a further spell of tournament football would not be beneficial and Mason will remain at Manchester United to recuperate and prepare for pre-season training.
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