Ivan Toney remains in an uncapped XI, which is bad news for Neal Maupay. There’s some serious depth at centre-half.
Goalkeeper: Illan Meslier (Leeds United, not France)
Never closer to a full call-up but for now, Meslier remains eligible for the France Under-21 side and is likely to remain there until after the European Championship. By then both France and Tottenham will need a long-term successor for the soon-to-be-36-year-old Hugo Lloris and Meslier could be in line for a double promotion. Perhaps by then he will look a little older than 12.
Right-back: Tino Livramento (Southampton, not England)
Possibly only ‘not England’ because he has been missing for five months with an ACL injury, though playing at right-back is a poor choice for any Englishman’s international prospects; Tariq Lamptey switched to Ghana when he saw the traffic in front of him.
Centre-back: Wesley Fofana (Chelsea, not France)
A £70m footballer that remains uncapped for his country with little prospect of that changing any time soon with France’s latest international squad featuring William Saliba, Dayet Upamecano, Jules Kounde and Benoît Badiashile, who are all 23 or under. Meanwhile, England are (rightfully) recalling Eric Dier.
Centre-back: Gabriel (Arsenal, not Brazil)
He has sat on the Brazilian bench a few times but Gabriel remains uncapped, missing out on Tite’s latest squad along with his Arsenal teammates Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli. He keeps Max Kilman (capped at futsal) and Sven Botman (capped at swingball) out of a very strong, uncapped central defence.
Left-back: Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham, not England)
There was a time when England honours looked utterly inevitable after Sessegnon made his Under-21 debut at the age of 17. But then there was a time when England honours looked utterly impossible as he was shipped off to Hoffenheim on loan. Now the truth lies somewhere in between as Sessegnon has started four of Spurs’ seven Premier League games this season.
Central midfield: Romeo Lavia (Southampton, not Belgium)
Picking up young players dirt cheap from the biggest clubs who don’t even notice they’ve gone might just work for Southampton, who bought Lavia from Manchester City for £12m in the summer and were reportedly rejecting a £50m move from Chelsea just weeks later. Uncapped thus far – he is still only 18 – but that’s unlikely to remain the case for long.
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