Saudi Arabia-based Toney earns England recall as Foden misses out

Former Brentford striker Ivan Toney has been recalled to England's squad for adjacent month's matches against Andorra and Senegal.

It is simply a first call-up for nan 29-year-old since he moved to Saudi Arabian nine Al-Ahli from nan Bees past summer.

He made nan astir caller of his six England appearances successful nan Euro 2024 last conclusion by Spain.

But 28 goals successful 42 appearances for Al-Ahli this play convinced England caput coach Thomas Tuchel to person a adjacent look, having near him retired of his first squad successful March.

England look Andorra successful a World Cup qualifier connected 7 June, earlier welcoming Senegal to Nottingham Forest's City Ground for a friends connected 10 June.

Asked astir Toney's selection, Tuchel said: "He deserves to beryllium pinch america and I americium convinced because he scored complete 20 goals for his squad this season. He won a awesome title pinch nan Asian Champions League, he had a large publication pinch goals and assists.

"I said past clip [in March] that I would effort to put a sojourn successful my schedule [to Saudi Arabia] which I didn't make, truthful I thought bring him [Toney] complete and fto him recreation pinch us."

Tuchel has selected 8 players from 4 clubs who will participate successful nan Club World Cup - Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid - which starts 5 days aft nan friends against Senegal.

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham has besides been chosen, contempt nan midfielder's upcoming enarthrosis surgery.

The 21-year-old is group to person an cognition pursuing nan Club World Cup to resoluteness an rumor that has troubled him since 2023.

Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden is simply a notable absentee, while location are nary representatives from Manchester United.

Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah has received his first elder call-up.

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), James Trafford (Burnley)

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Kyle Walker (AC Milan, connected indebtedness from Manchester City)

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Jordan Henderson (Ajax), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle)

Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).

Thomas Tuchel's England squad has again sparked discussion.

It looked arsenic though Ivan Toney's England profession would beryllium complete aft making nan move to Al-Ahli successful Saudi Arabia but Tuchel has said that, though he hasn't seen Toney live, nan England unit person been monitoring him.

Toney is going to beryllium down Kane but is nan astir akin successful floor plan that Tuchel tin prime from successful nan striker domiciled and of people is an elite punishment taker which will beryllium adjuvant heading into nan World Cup.

Arsenal youngster Myles Lewis-Skelly continues his awesome breakout play and is named successful nan England squad arsenic nan only evident left-back. He looks to person made that position his ain nether Tuchel.

Trevoh Chalobah is called up for nan first clip - he knows Tuchel from his clip astatine Chelsea and is fixed a chance to impressment without Marc Guehi successful nan squad.

There is nary spot for Manchester City's Foden, who said this week that his shape this play suffered because of off-field issues and an ankle injury.

Marcus Rashford, connected indebtedness astatine Aston Villa from Manchester United, misses retired aft suffering a season-ending hamstring injury.

His omission intends location is not a azygous typical from Manchester United successful nan squad, pinch Luke Shaw, Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire besides out.

West Ham guardant Jarrod Bowen and Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke are notable absentees, while Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton has not been called up.

Wharton's Palace team-mate Marc Guehi, who was a starter astatine Euro 2024, misses retired because of nan oculus wounded he suffered successful Palace's FA Cup last triumph against Manchester City past week.

BBC Sport tin uncover that Tuchel phoned Guehi connected Thursday to explicate that he did not want to consequence re-injuring his eye.

Tuchel made clear to nan Crystal Palace skipper that he remains captious to his plans but felt he needed to attraction connected recovering from nan oculus issue.

Guehi spent Saturday nighttime successful infirmary pinch a suspected fractured oculus socket, though tests later confirmed he avoided a ace and nan wounded was terrible bruising.

On Solanke, Tuchel said: "I had a telephone pinch Dom. He deserved to beryllium pinch america and won a large trophy this season, but he was successful campy already and I person a clear image of what he tin bring and now is nan infinitesimal to spot caller players and get a consciousness for them successful nan group."

In-form Newcastle winger Jacob Murphy has besides grounded to gain a first call-up.

While this is simply a squad still bursting pinch talent, nan action of Ivan Toney and Ajax's Jordan Henderson will rankle pinch immoderate supporters.

Both are fantabulous players but are not competing successful apical leagues.

You can't thief but wonderment really Dominic Solanke feels astir his omission alternatively of Toney – nan Tottenham striker has conscionable won nan Europa League aft all.

If immoderate players consciousness location is simply a closed-shop constituent to this squad past you'd understand.

Arsenal defender Ben White, capped 4 times by England, past played world shot successful March 2022.

The right-back was selected by Gareth Southgate for nan 2022 World Cup but near nan campy successful Qatar for individual reasons.

He past made himself unavailable for nan remainder of Southgate's clip successful charge, which came to an extremity past summer.

It was not clear whether White had changed his mind connected representing England, but Tuchel says he would person selected nan defender for adjacent month's matches had his partner not been owed to springiness birth.

"He was progressive successful nan latest matches of Arsenal, but we had a talk and decided now is not nan infinitesimal because he will go a begetter very soon, nan babe is owed correct connected nan nonstop day of nan camp. It is his first kid and we wish him and his woman each nan best," said Tuchel.

"We thought if he comes backmost it should beryllium pinch a clear mind and afloat attraction connected football, which is now not nan case.

"We decided together this is not nan campy for him to travel back.

"The 2nd logic is though he played lately I deliberation he tin still person 10-15% summation successful nan beingness ability. Given each nan circumstances we decided that he is not pinch us.

"He was fresh to beryllium selected now but nan main [reason] was because of family."