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England squad latest: Harry Maguire at risk of missing out on Euro 2024

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Doubts surround whether Harry Maguire will be fit enough for inclusion in Gareth Southgate’s final 26-man squad for the European Championship.

Maguire missed England’s final training session ahead of the final warm-up game against Iceland on Friday. He, Luke Shaw and Lewis Dunk all followed individual programmes instead.

There has been no confirmation from Southgate or the Football Association, but sources close to the squad believe Maguire could be prevented from being part of the final group that travels to Germany through injury.

Maguire has been out with a muscle injury that ruled him out of the FA Cup final, but Southgate hoped he would recover sufficiently to be part of his 26-man squad with a view to playing later in the tournament.

Losing Maguire would be a huge blow to Southgate and would leave Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi as his first-choice partner to John Stones in the centre of defence for the entirety of the Euros.

Southgate must submit his 26-man squad to Uefa by midnight on Friday and has already informed James Maddison and Curtis Jones they will not be travelling to Germany, while Jarell Quansah is expected to miss out too.

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