Three Lions more important than the club
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Nine players with a market value of €739 million have withdrawn from England’s upcoming Nations League matches. Captain Harry Kane doesn’t like this at all, which is why he appealed to his compatriots: “I think England comes before anything else. “England comes before the club,” Kane told ITV Sport.
Professionals who will not be available for interim coach Lee Carsley on Thursday in Greece and Sunday against Ireland are Phil Foden (150 million), Bukayo Saka (140 million), Declan Rice (120 million), Cole Palmer (90 million), Trent Alexander-Arnold (70m), Jack Grealish (55m), Levi Colwill (50m) and Aaron Ramsdale (22m). Jarrad Branthwaite ($42 million) was recently added. To be promoted to League A of the Nations League, the Three Lions urgently need victories.
The reasons for the cancellations would largely be due to the physical condition of the players. Alexander-Arnold had to come off during the first half of Liverpool’s 2-0 win on Saturday. Rice was already a doubt ahead of Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Sunday and was replaced in the 71st minute. Saka also faltered, but he started for Arsenal and limped off the field in the closing stages. Chelsea’s Palmer played on until the end, although his involvement remained a question mark before kick-off. Goalkeeper Ramsdale suffered a broken finger during Southampton’s 2-0 defeat on Saturday and Grealish was called into the squad despite not featuring in any of Manchester City’s last seven games. It is unclear why Chelsea’s Colwill and Man City’s Foden are missing, while Branthwaite has been unable to train with the team recently due to his injuries.
But Kane apparently suspects other reasons. « England is the most important thing you can play for as a professional (Site notre bureau spécialisé)er and Gareth (Southgate, editor) took that very seriously and wasn’t afraid to make decisions when it started to falter for some players, » Kane continued and became very clear when asked if the desire to play for England had diminished during this international break: « Yes, of course, it’s a shame this week. I think it’s a difficult time of the season, maybe we took advantage of it a little.
