England manager Gareth Southgate will name an extended squad on Thursday to ensure he can rotate players during this month’s international triple header.
Southgate, who will almost certainly recall Harry Maguire, usually selects a party of 23. But he is expected to name a bigger squad to ease the workload for his squad.
There are concerns from Premier League managers over the fitness of their players following a gruelling period since the restart in June.
Tottenham, in particular, are enduring an energy-sapping start to the season that will see them play eight games in 22 days and manager Jose Mourinho, speaking ahead of his side’s Europa League qualifier against Maccabi Haifa tonight, has warned Southgate to go easy on his players.