Jude Bellingham and Lewis Dunk ruled out of England Euro 2024 qualifiers

Gareth Southgate will be without Jude Bellingham and Lewis Dunk during after they were ruled out of England’s qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia.Real Madrid-bound Bellingham is still suffering with the hamstring injury that ruled him out of Borussia Dortmund’s heart-breaking season finale, when they let slip the Bundesliga title by drawing 2-2 at home to Mainz. The midfielder will report to St George’s Park to receive further treatment, but will play not part in either match.Dunk has withdrawn from the squad through injury and will not travel to the national football centre.

Southgate will have five members of Pep Guardiola’s side in his squad for this month’s qualifiers, with John Stones, Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Kyle Walker and Kalvin Phillips all due to join up with the squad after enjoying their celebrations.

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Southgate believes England can benefit from Manchester City’s Champions League success after they beat Internazionale in Saturday’s final. With City’s success coming after Declan Rice lifted the Europa Conference League with West Ham earlier in the week, Southgate said it can be good for the national team.“It’s absolutely brilliant for all our guys who have been involved,” Southgate said in a video on England’s social media. “To start with Declan, his first experience of lifting a trophy so ... fabulous for him. You can see the emotion having been at the club for so long and what it meant to him.

“Then the boys at Manchester City have had a phenomenal season, an absolutely incredible season, and of course that’s been the Holy Grail for them to get this final trophy that they