- 60 per cent of England’s provisional squad could have played for other nations
- Declan Rice made three senior appearances for the Republic of Ireland
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As England prepare for Euro 2024, it has been revealed that just over 60 per cent of Gareth Southgate’s provisional squad for the tournament could have represented another country.
33 players have been named in the provisional squad and 20 of them could have played for another nation, as reported by Sportbible.
Declan Rice is now established as a key player for England but the midfielder made three senior appearances for the Republic of Ireland in 2018.
Jack Grealish, meanwhile, played for the Republic of Ireland at various youth levels before choosing to represent England.
Plenty of other members of Southgate’s squad could have alternatively played for other nations.
Declan Rice, who has three senior caps for the Republic of Ireland, is amongst the 60 per cent of England players that could have played for other countries
Jack Grealish played for Ireland at various youth levels before choosing to represent England
Bukayo Saka, Curtis Jones and Eberechi Eze could all have represented Nigeria, while Kyle Walker and Ivan Toney could have played for Jamaica and Marc Guehi was eligible to represent Ivory Coast.
Trent Alexander-Arnold could potentially have played for the USA due to his grandmother moving to New York, where she later married.
Chelsea star Cole Palmer, who has enjoyed an outstanding season, could have played for Saint Kitts and Nevis due to his father’s heritage.
Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has Gambian heritage and exciting Manchester United prospect Kobbie Mainoo could have chosen to play for Ghana. Ezri Konsa could have elected to represent Portugal, Angola or the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and James Maddison could all have played for the Republic of Ireland. Harry Maguire could have played for either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.
Trent Alexander-Arnold could have played for USA due to his grandmother moving to New York
Cole Palmer, who has enjoyed a superb season, could have played for Saint Kitts and Nevis
Kobbie Mainoo, who will be looking to impress at Euro 2024, could have played for Ghana
Anthony Gordon could have represented the Republic of Ireland or Scotland, which is also the case for Conor Gallagher.
Jarell Quansah, who was named in the England squad for the first time, is still eligible to play for Scotland, Ghana or Barbados.
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