England Under-21s boss Gareth Southgate has announced his 27-man provisional squad to participate in the European Championships next month.
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The young lions will travel to the Czech Republic next month, but Southgate will have to trim his squad down to 23 players before heading off.
With domestic games still left to play this term, Southgate has named a larger squad in order to cover for any possible injuries that may crop up.
Most players named have played some part in securing qualification with both Saido Berahino and Harry Kane making the cut.
There is also a first call up for Chelsea starlet Ruben Loftus-Cheek, who has been a mainstay in the England Under-19 set up, and has been rewarded for his first involvement in the Blues first team earlier this month.
However, there is no room for the likes of Raheem Sterling, Jordon Ibe, Luke Shaw or Ross Barkley.
See the full squad below:
Goalkeepers
Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham)
Jonathan Bond (Watford)
Jack Butland (Stoke City)
Defenders
Calum Chambers (Arsenal)
Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur)
Luke Garbutt (Everton)
Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough)
Carl Jenkinson (Arsenal, loan to West Ham United)
Michael Keane (Burnley)
Liam Moore (Leicester City)
John Stones (Everton)
Matt Targett (Southampton)
Midfielders
Tom Carroll (Tottenham Hotspur, loan to Swansea City)
Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea)
Will Hughes (Derby County)
Jake Forster-Caskey (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Jesse Lingard (Manchester United)
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea)
Alex Pritchard (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nathan Redmond (Norwich City)
James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)
Forwards
Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Patrick Bamford (Chelsea, loan to Middlesbrough)
Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion)
Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
Danny Ings (Burnley)
Cauley Woodrow (Fulham)
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