Jarrod Bowen has been named in Gareth Southgate’s 33-man provisional squad ahead of the European Championships this summer. England will play friendlies against Bosnia on June 3 and Iceland on June 7 before beginning their Group C campaign against Serbia, Denmark, and Slovenia.
Rumours had been circulating all day that West Ham’s Bowen was set to be part of the squad, which unsurprisingly includes former Hammers skipper Declan Rice. This is great news for Bowen, who has enjoyed an excellent season during David Moyes’ last campaign as West Ham manager. Bowen had to withdraw from the Three Lions squad in November following a knee injury sustained in training.
Notable omissions from Southgate’s squad include Marcus Rashford, Jordan Henderson, Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Dominic Solanke, Eric Dier, Jadon Sancho, Raheem Sterling, and Ben White. There were also some surprising inclusions.
The provisional squad is as follows:
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).
I have to say that is a potentially potent England side.
Especially the final third