The English team of England is a full of talent that will soon find senior boss Thomas Tuchel impossible to ignore this harvest of young people.
For the time being, Tuchel wants to experience Jordan Henderson back, but the Staped 21s group of Lee Carsley contains a number of players who are already blooming in the Premier League.
The 17-year-old superstar Ethan Nwaneri from Arsenal is for the first time in this camp with the Under 21s in this camp, which has friendly matches against France and Portugal, while others such as Archie Gray (Tottenham) and Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) are founded at club level.
The question on the lips of three lions fans is which are ready to make the step? Specifically, whoever is on Tuchel and the radar of his staff looks ahead to the World Cup 2026.
Among the 21s reporter Nathan Salt, six young people choose – with a combined seven senior caps between them – who make a push to be on the plane to North – America next summer.
Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal, 17, 0 senior caps)
Despite the fact that he is now preparing to make his debut for England under the age of 21 in this camp, it feels a matter of time before Nwaneri is a central part of the senior side of Tuchel.
Nwaneri will be on Friday 18 and this season has emerged as one of the most important players of Arsenal and he continues to thrive with players for years and years his senior. Nwaneri Deputizing for the injured Bukayo Saka on the right wing, scored eight goals in his first senior campaign and still has the Premier League record for his youngest player just 15 years and 181 days in 2022.
This week there are a number of players in the group of Lee Carsley who are three or four years older than Nwaneri and yet he is the one who regularly plays on the top of the Premier League and in the Champions League, with the quarterfinals of Arsenal against Real Madrid who crawls on the Horizon.
The feeling at the FA is that they do not want to jeopardize the future in the long term of players such as Nwaneri if they are accelerated.
But his talent cannot be denied and his unpredictability, as well as the ability to play both opposite the front line and in midfield, means that he is a Tuchel to seriously consider making an important piece of his puzzle for the World Cup 2026.
When a player has magic in his boots such as Nwaneri, you sometimes have to roll the dice. And when age is a concern … Just look at Lamine Yamal with Spain. Nwaneri is ready.
Archie Gray (Tottenham, 19, 0 senior caps)
Mr Versatile. Gray has been stressed and tested by club boss Ange Postecoglou since he moved to Tottenham, but many believe he is better for it.
During the last camp under the age of 21, it was the right where Gray was deployed by Interim -Baas Ben Futcher in matches against Spain and the Netherlands.
He usually played this season in the middle of Tottenham and in midfield, his preferred position.
Building a team for a tournament is just as good about working preventively on solutions to cover injuries and the adaptability of Gray, as well as his technical skills, means that he is certainly on Tuchel's Radar.
Defensive midfielders, as well as full backs, are care areas for Tuchel. And with Gray who regularly plays in the Premier League, as well as in Europe, he will set his sights on following this summer's European championship with a big tournament with the seniors in 2026.
Rico Lewis (Manchester City, 20, 5 Senior Caps)
Lewis is likely to miss under 21 euros this summer because of the involvement of Manchester City at the World Cup club, but his eyes will undoubtedly be locked up on the 2026 World Cup.
With five senior caps to his name, Lewis is the most experienced with the three lions of all six players chosen on this list and that should come in handy.
Former English boss Gareth Southgate was a great admirer of Lewis and gave him his first senior call-up at the age of 18.
Now, at the age of 20, the defender operates, mainly from the left, but also in midfield, just stay fit and continue to play regularly for the city for the city to make his business.
Lewis is currently oscillates between the Under 21s and seniors and both are currently valuable in his development.
But since he plays in one of the largest teams in Europe, it offers enormous versatility and only 21 later this year, the abuse of Tuchel's team for the World Cup 2026 would be a huge disappointment.
He feels the most nailed graduate of this under the 21 group to be on the plane in just over 12 months.
Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace, 21, 1 Senior Cap)
Wharton, one of the most exciting talents in midfield that England has produced, Wharton is firmly in the heads of Tuchel and his staff.
After he was prepared with the seniors earlier this week to train with the seniors, he got a 'rest day' when the under the 21s trained on Wednesday and his days in the youth ranks feel numbered, while Tuchel is looking for intelligent players who can supply his more and more specific game plans.
Wharton is just as intelligent as he will find and the midfielder of Crystal Palace, who has recently revealed that sport is being unveiled, is closely followed by Real Madrid, is expected to cause a razher for this summer as clubs Jockey to get him from South London.
Perhaps the most surprising thing about Wharton is that he has only one senior cap to his name, but will follow much more. He was part of the 26-man team that reached the Euro final last summer, but did not come to the field in Germany.
Tuchel is blessed with many attacking midfielders in the form of Jude Bellingham, Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Anthony Gordon, Morgan Rogers and many others, but his teams always need balance and Wharton can be the long -term partner sitting next to Declan Rice.
Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton, 22, 1 Senior Cap)
There are many questions about the depth of England in the middle of the return with doubts about established internationals such as Harry Maguire and John Stones – and Branthwaite is one of the one in the following crop that comes through.
It is still to see whether Tuchel should play at the back three, and if that is the case, it is difficult to ignore the case presented by Branthwaite, a player who is appreciated in the north of £ 70 million after his stellar form for Everton.
Manchester United and Manchester City are among his lovers in the past seasons and the Commanding Center Back has the flair and agile touch that others miss its size, making it an intriguing all -rounder for Tuchel to watch.
Kyle Walker, Marc Guehi and Ezri Konsa are other options for the seniors in the middle behind, but recovery speed is often the key in the left or right middle role and Branthwaite has demonstrated this at sufficient opportunity.
He was overlooked this week for Taylor Harwood-Bellis when Tuchel needed a center to get into the senior training, but now it's time to buy Branthwaite shares if you haven't done that yet.
Liam Delap (Ipswich Town, 22, 0 Senior Caps)
He said it himself on Wednesday morning in St George's Park: the plan is less than 21 euros and the World Cup 2026.
The ambition of the vessel -cheste ippswich Forward cannot be accused – and you would ask him if he had the feeling that he could play a role in both – and a large money movement this summer in the midst of interest from Chelsea and Manchester United would only see his shares rise.
Tuchel looked closer at Delap earlier this week when he came to the first team at Wharton and Harwood-Bellis and he got a lot to work with and talk to Harry Kane.
Centree Forward is an area where there is a lot of competition and with doubts about Ivan Toney, he now plays in Saudi Arabia, and Ollie Watkins is omitted from this team, Delap will increasingly be aware that the role as backup of Kane is there for someone to grab both hands.
Ten goals and counting so far in his first Premier League season is a sign of the quality of Delap and he only gets better.
On his current process it would be a shock if Delap was not at the main group in 2026.
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