Three Lions with only one of three giants' player: Chelsea + L'pool + United = 1!
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Reading Time: 2min | Sun. 05.10.25. | 17:06
And while the Blues, Reds and Red Devils have one representative in Thomas Tuchel's squad combined, the German top tier, the Bundesliga, has two!
Two days ago, when England national team boss Thomas Tuchel announced the Three Lions' squad for the upcoming October matches, everything seemed fair at first glance. Some injured players and convalescents were omitted, and the German strategist didn't mix things up too much, making only three changes.
However, at second glance, something seems wrong, something simply doesn't add up. Oh yeah, here it is - Chelsea, Liverpool, and Man United gave only one player to the national team! At the same time, the top German flight, Bundesliga, has two representatives - the captain Harry Kane of Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen's Jarell Quansah!
😳 Bundesliga clubs have delivered more players to the latest England squad than players at Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea combined.
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The Blues' captain Reece James is the only player defending the honour of the aforementioned Premier League trio. Truth be told, Cole Palmer would have undoubtedly been called up had it not been for his groin injury, while Trevoh Chalobah, who recently debuted under Tuchel, wasn't in the mix. The rest of Chelsea's Englishmen can hardly hope for a call-up soon.
When it comes to the Reds, they hardly have Englishmen to represent them in England's squad! Excluding the youngsters and bench warmers (Rio Ngumoha, Trey Nyoni, Rhys Williams, and Freddie Woodman), Liverpool's potential Three Lions' internationals are Joe Gomez and Curtis Jones, who have 21 national team appearances combined, but are far from a call-up at the moment.
Finally, the Red Devils have the most national team experience in their squad, as Harry Maguire, Mason Mount, and Luke Shaw together have 134 matches for England. Still, considering their form, Tuchel will hardly count on them soon.
The 39-year-old custodian Tom Heaton is too old for a call-up, Tyler Fredricson and Ayden Heaven are too young, while Kobbie Mainoo, who made ten England appearances, lost his place in the national team, as he hasn't been Ruben Amorim's first choice for some time now.
Chelsea, Liverpool, and United players once ruled the Three Lions' squad, but now it belongs to other EPL sides. Arsenal and Aston Villa have the most representatives in the current team (three apiece), while Crystal Palace, Man City, Newcastle, and Nottingham Forest each have two players.
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