England prepare to face France and Spain with young squad on display

Roy Hodgson has picked a relatively young squad for the upcoming International friendlies against France and Spain in the international break.

Tottenham’s Eric Dier was the newest player to be called into the English squad as he joined other four Tottenham players in the squad to play friendlies later this week. England are facing France and Spain as Hodgson prepares his squad for the upcoming EURO 2016 to be played in France. Dier is joined by Dele Alli, Kyle Walker and Harry Kane, three of whom were part of U21 setup not long ago. Walker is the oldest and is just 25 years old. The story is same with the rest of the squad as well.

Most of the players in the squad are just into their mid 20s and could build a rich depth in the squad for years to come. With players like John Stones, Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane,etc tipped to start, the EURO 2016 could prove to be a great start of the transition period.

FULL SQUAD:

Jack Butland, Joe Hart, Tom Heaton, Ryan Bertrand, Gary Cahill, Nathaniel Clyne, Kieran Gibbs, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Dele Alli, Ross Barkley, Michael Carrick, Fabian Delph, Eric Dier, Adam Lallana, James Milner, Jonjo Shelvey, Raheem Sterling. Harry Kane, Wayne Rooney, Jamie Vardy.