Interim coach of England Lee Carsley He looks set to be without his captain Harry Kane and Ezri Konsa for the Three Lions’ upcoming UEFA Nations League internationals after the duo picked up injuries at the weekend with their clubs.
The English coach he let his team go for the games against Finland and Greece over the next two weeks on Friday and the big talking point was the inclusion of Tottenham’s Dominic Solanke after a seven-year absence from the national team.
The Spurs striker can get significant minutes in an England shirt during the upcoming international break as the Three Lions are expected to be without their captain Harry Kane.
Bayern Munich played out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday and the game saw the Englishman substituted in the second half after a collision that required treatment in the knee area. right thigh, reportedly. The Independent.
The 31-year-old came off the pitch before being replaced by Mathys Tel, but the signs that he was fit for England did not look good.
Harry Kane is not England’s only injury concern
Kane wasn’t the only England star to have a fitness problem at the weekend as Ezri Konsa picked up a hamstring problem during Aston Villa’s 0-0 draw with Man United on Sunday
The defender left the pitch during the first half of the clash at Villa Park with Unai Emery confirming his injury after the full-time whistle. “I think it’s (his) hamstring,” the Villa manager said The Independent. “I don’t know if it’s big or small.”
This is a huge blow for Konsa as the Nations League games would have been a great opportunity to impress Carsely in an England shirt.
The England manager is unlikely to be able to call on Harry Maguire to replace the Villa star as the 31-year-old also suffered a fitness problem of his own during the same game.
