After Cole Palmer was snubbed by Thomas Tuchel for the upcoming England fixtures, the Chelsea ace has been sent a warning by Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer believes Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer will have to work hard to earn Thomas Tuchel's trust again. The England manager left the midfielder out of the squad for this week's Nations League matches against Croatia and Spain.

The snub follows Palmer's decision to pull out of the four-match international break for "load management" reasons. Tuchel has since made his unhappiness clear, stating Palmer has "missed too many chances to impress" since being left out of the World Cup.

Palmer's future with the England team is now uncertain, having not featured for the Three Lions since the disappointing 1-0 friendly loss to Japan in March. Shearer believes it may be difficult for him to get back into Tuchel's plans.

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Speaking to Betfair, Shearer said: "Cole Palmer does not look to have the hunger to play for England. I can see why Tuchel has left him out again.

"I think he’ll have some making up to do and I totally understand and get Thomas Tuchel’s point of view. As much ability that Cole Palmer has, there has to be a hunger and an appetite to run through a brick wall to get into an England squad.

"Tuchel doesn’t feel that and that’s how it looks like with Cole Palmer. So, if he does, then he’ll have to do some making up and I get that and I totally understand it.

"The problem for Cole is that you’ve got unbelievable players who he’s up against in terms of trying to compete in his position. The manager’s got so much strength there in that position.

"So, he can afford to leave him out if he doesn’t feel he’s pulling his weight. Now it’s up to Cole Palmer to make sure that if, and it’s a big if, because of those talented players he’s up against, if he gets another opportunity, he has to take it."

Tuchel selected the likes of Palmer's Chelsea team-mate Morgan Rogers, Jude Bellingham, Josh King, Eberechi Eze, Morgan Gibbs-White and Rio Ngumoha ahead of him.

When asked about Palmer, who has 14 caps for England, Tuchel made his feelings clear. The ex-Chelsea manager said: "I guess everyone is desperate to play for England, and Cole is no exception. We're speaking now about the player who is not in camp, and on the other hand, it counts when you are in camp.

"And I just said it last time. He misses too many opportunities to impress. It was a long camp. It was two and a half weeks, and the players and the boys who were in camp built something extraordinary throughout these two and a half weeks, and that's why the credit goes to them.

"The trust is for them. If you are in camp, this is your chance to impress. So it's not personal, and of course we will never assume that Cole is not in the mindset to come and desperate to play for his country. But the competition is on, and the players who were in camp did an amazing job and kept their place."