Cole Palmer won't add to his 14 England caps this month after missing out on Thomas Tuchel's squad
Cole Palmer of England reacts during the international friendly match between England and Japan at Wembley Stadium
Cole Palmer was left out of the England squad(Image: Getty Images)
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Chelsea informed England that Cole Palmer was fit for international duty before the Blues star was snubbed for the latest squad. The 24-year-old was a glaring omission from Thomas Tuchel's squad for the Nations League games against Croatia and world champions Spain.
The Three Lions contacted Xabi Alonso's side to find out Palmer's condition before the squad announcement on Friday. According to football.london, the Blues confirmed that the forward is fit and ready to be called up.
Despite Palmer's availability, he was brutally left out by the German boss, who instead selected Borussia Dortmund star Jobe Bellingham and Fulham ace Josh King.
The 24-year-old Chelsea star has had a respectable start to the season, with three goals and three assists in nine league games as Chelsea sit fourth in the Premier League table. Palmer was previously called up for England duty in September, but pulled out due to a "small injury".
Tuchel had admitted at the time that Palmer misses too many England camps and, following the announcement of his latest squad, said his absence from the international scene matters when he considers selecting players.
The Three Lions boss said on Friday: "I guess everyone is desperate to play for England and Cole is no exception. We are speaking now about a player that is not in camp. It counts when you are in camp and I just said last time that he misses too many opportunities to impress.
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"It was a long camp, it was two and a half weeks and the players and the boys who were in campo built something extraordinary. That's why the credit goes to them, the trust is for them. If you are in camp, this is your chance to impress.
"So it's not personal and of course we will never assume that Cole is not in the mindset to come and desperate to play for his country, but the competition is on and the players who were in camp did an amazing job and kept their place."
Cole Palmer celebrates
Cole Palmer has played for England just 14 times since making his international debut in 2023(Image: Chelsea FC via Getty Images)
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Nine of Palmer's 14 international caps were in 2024, and he has since played just three times for his country across the last two years. His team-mate, Morgan Rogers, has become a regular for England in the last year and has enjoyed a storming start to his debut campaign in west London with five goals and one assist in nine games.
The inclusion of Jude's younger brother Jobe, meanwhile, has caused quite a stir and came as a shock. Explaining the decision to include the Dortmund star, Tuchel said: "Lee Carsley has been talking highly about Jobe for weeks and months, that he deserves it if there is a spot and a possibility to join and to make an impression in the first team.
"He had good matches and is on a good run of form with Dortmund so he deserves to be with us."