Jude Bellingham ‘has to be in England squad’ – Thomas Tuchel

England boss Thomas Tuchel said Jude Bellingham proved he “has to be in the squad” after being handed a recall for next week’s World Cup qualifiers.

Bellingham is back involved for games against Serbia and Albania after the German boldly overlooked the midfielder for last month’s meet-up due to a lack of rhythm and a desire to keep faith with those who impressed in September.

It led Tuchel, who also recalled Manchester City’s Phil Foden, to face questions over their relationship and the personality of a player he apologised to after saying in a June interview that his mother finds some of his on-field antics “repulsive”.

Bellingham has done his talking on the pitch for Real Madrid and Tuchel praised the 22-year-old’s reaction to being left out.

“There was a decision to be made. (Jude) accepted the decision, and he did what he does best,” said Tuchel, who also called up uncapped Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott.

“He competed on the highest level, and he showed that he deserves and has to be in the squad.

“So that’s why he is in the squad. I will not reveal my confidential and private conversation with players here in public, but it’s not a surprise for him to compete for us in the number 10 position.

“Amazing reaction, performance-wise, amazing reaction. There is no doubt about that.

“He is still young. If you look at his career, it feels sometimes he’s 26, 28 but he’s still a very young player and he has our full support.

“We want to provide a stable environment for him that he can show the level of performance that helps us to be a better team.”

Bellingham and Foden will be competing to regain the number 10 shirt with the Manchester City forward back in the England squad for the first time since March, when Tuchel