Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze set to make Gareth Southgate’s extended England World Cup squad
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Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze to be named in Gareth Southgate’s expanded England roster of 55 PLAYERS for the World Cup… after a devastating Achilles rupture ruled him out of the fight for Euro 2020
- Gareth Southgate to designate an expanded World Cup squad of 55 by Friday
- He can name up to 55 players, and Eberechi Eze is expected to make the cut
- Eze is likely to be named after his strong start to the season at Crystal Palace
- Eze was in Southgate’s preliminary 33-man squad for the European Championship last year
- His chance to play at Euro 2020 was taken from him when he tore his Achilles tendon
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Eberechi Eze will be named in England’s preliminary World Cup squad this week as the Crystal Palace forward makes a late run for Qatar.
Eze is back on Gareth Southgate’s radar after an impressive start to the Premier League season with the Selhurst Park club.
Southgate will appoint an expanded roster of up to 55 players, which will be reduced to 26 before the tournament Friday.
Eberechi Eze to be named in England’s expanded squad for the World Cup in Qatar
Gareth Southgate saw Eze in action against Leicester on Saturday afternoon
And it’s clear that Eze is on track to be named in Southgate’s preliminary match for the World Cup, along with team-mates Marc Guehi and Tyrick Mitchell.
Southgate is a big fan of Eze and has been monitoring his performance for a long time to be able to include him in the senior team.
Indeed, Eze was chosen in Southgate’s preliminary 33-man squad for the European Championship last year, but an Achilles tendon rupture robbed him of the chance to be named in the full match.
But after proving to Southgate that he is over the long-term injury, Eze is back in the international fray.
Eze has started this season strong and will definitely be rewarded for his performance
It remains to be seen whether Eze can do enough to break through into Southgate’s final 26-man roster for Qatar, who are expected to be named on November 10.
There is huge competition in the attacking areas and it is likely that Eze will have to rely on injuries to have a realistic chance of making the final move.
Nevertheless, his re-emergence in Southgate’s thinking is likely to lead to Eze making his first international call sooner rather than later.
Liverpool’s Joe Gomez is also hopeful of being included in the England preliminary squad as Southgate faces a host of injury problems in defence.
Joe Gomez will hope to make the expanded roster after impressing against Manchester City