England MU21s training squad named for pre-EURO camp

An England men’s under-21s pre-EURO training squad has been named by head coach Lee Carsley.

The Young Lions head to Slovakia in June to defend the UEFA U21 EURO title, which they won in 2023, and will begin their preparations for the tournament with a training camp at St. George’s Park.

The group will meet up at the national football centre for training before Carsley names his final squad of 23 players for the EUROs on Friday 6 June.

The EUROs kicks-off for England when they play their first group game against Czechia on Thursday 12 June (8pm BST) at the Mol Arena before they tackle Slovenia three days later on Sunday 15 June (5pm BST).

Their final group game against Germany takes place on Wednesday 18 June (8pm BST) at the Stadion Pod Zoborom, before the competition heads into the knockout phase with the top two teams from both groups progressing to the quarter-finals.

The Squad

Goalkeepers: James Beadle (Sheffield Wednesday, on loan from Brighton and Hove Albion), Owen Goodman (AFC Wimbledon, on loan from Crystal Palace), Teddy Sharman-Lowe (Doncaster Rovers, on loan from Chelsea),Tommy Simkin (Walsall, on loan from Stoke City)

Defenders: Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), Charlie Cresswell (FC Toulouse), Ronnie Edwards (QPR, on loan from Southampton), CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Teden Mengi (Luton Town), Brooke Norton Cuffy (Genoa), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool)

Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur), Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion), Tyler Morton (Liverpool), Alex Scott (AFC Bournemouth), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)

Forwards: Liam Delap (Ipswich Town), Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion), Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town), Sam Iling Jnr (Middlesbrough, on loan from Aston Villa), Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), Jonathan Rowe (Marseille, on loan from Norwich), Dane Scarlett (Tottenham Hotspur), Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City)