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Thomas Tuchel hands first call-ups to Jobe Bellingham and Josh King but leaves out Cole Palmer of latest England squad
Jobe Bellingham, brother of Jude.
Jobe Bellingham has earned his first senior England call up. Picture: dpa picture alliance/Alamy

By Alex Storey

England manager Thomas Tuchel has handed call-ups to Jobe Bellingham and Josh King for the upcoming November internationals.

The Three Lions are all but assured of a place in the Nations League quarter-finals ahead of next Thursday’s home game against Croatia and the trip to Spain three days later.

Bellingham, the younger brother of Jude, and uncapped teenager King, of Fulham, caught the eye during June’s World Cup warm-up camp.

Bellingham plays for his sibling's former club Borussia Dortmund, which he joined from Sunderland in the summer of 2025.

Josh King playing for Fulham.
Fulham star Josh King has also earned a spot in the squad. Picture: MI News & Sport /Alamy

The pair are set to become the 22nd set of brothers to have played for England, the most recent three being Nathaniel and Trevoh Chalobah, Gary and Phil Neville and Bobby and Jack Charlton.

King, 19, has made an impressive start to the Premier League season with Fulham, scoring two goals in nine matches.

Chelsea playmaker Cole Palmer and Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo were high-profile omissions.

Elsewhere, Djed Spence and Ben White have been brought into a 25-man squad and defender Nico O’Reilly has dropped out.

Thomas Tuchel.
Thomas Tuchel previously stated he only wants committed players in squads. Picture: Mark Pain/Alamy

Declan Rice returns after injury, but Bukayo Saka is absent with a thigh problem and Tuchel decided not to bring in Noni Madueke as his Arsenal teammate’s replacement.

There was no place for fellow World Cup squad members Dean Henderson, Dan Burn and Jordan Henderson after missing the last camp.

Alex Scott, Marcus Rashford and John Stones are ruled out of this meet-up through injury, as are Tino Livramento, Reece James and Trevoh Chalobah.

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