A trio of England under-21 players joined Thomas Tuchel’s training session on Tuesday.
Southampton defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton and Ipswich forward Liam Delap all joined the senior stars at St. George’s Park.
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The new Three Lions boss is preparing his squad for his first match in charge on Friday night.
England face Albania at Wembley Stadium in their opening World Cup qualifier, live on talkSPORT.
Tuchel has named 27 players in his squad for the match as well as Monday’s clash with Latvia, which is also live on talkSPORT.
Of those, 26 were involved in training on Tuesday, with Cole Palmer still undergoing assessment at Chelsea.
The former Manchester City man is a major injury doubt having missed Chelsea’s defeat to Arsenal last weekend after picked up a muscle problem in training.
Morgan Gibbs-White was added to the squad as a late call-up on Sunday.
Meanwhile, three members of Lee Carsley’s under-21 squad were also involved in the session in Harwood-Bellis, Wharton and Delap.
Carsley’s Young Lions are currently preparing for two matches of their own this month.
His side face France and Portugal in a pair of friendlies ahead of the European Championship in Slovakia this summer.
Both Harwood-Bellis and Wharton have already been capped at senior level.
Wharton was a part of last summer’s Euro 2024 squad under Gareth Southgate, having made his debut against Bosnia and Herzegovina in days before the tournament started.
However, the Crystal Palace midfielder did not feature at all during the England’s run to the final in Germany.
He was also previously involved in Tuchel’s first training session on Monday.
As for Harwood-Bellis, the Southampton defender scored on his debut against the Republic of Ireland in November.
The 23-year-old was called up for the first time for the final two Nations League matches by then interim boss Carsley.
Meanwhile, Delap has yet to be called up to the senior squad despite his impressive performances for Ipswich this term.
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The striker has scored ten goals in 28 Premier League appearances for the Tractor Boys since signing from Man City last summer.
Delap also has two goals in ten under-21 caps, having been handed his debut by Carsley in 2023.
