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Rooney: Grealish can book holiday for next summer, but he won’t be in the England squad

10:05am, 15 November 2025【Football】

Hupu November 14th: England legendary star Rooney said that after watching England's victory over Serbia, he could not see the chance of Grealish being included in Tuchel's World Cup squad.

Goals from Eze and Saka helped the Three Lions easily win at Wembley Stadium, maintaining their unbeaten record in qualifying. England have already secured qualification for next summer's World Cup, but Tuchel has given few opportunities to fringe players.

Although Gordon withdrew from this training camp due to injury, there is still no place for Grealish in the squad. The winger has not played for England since Tuchel took office. He regained a new lease of life after being loaned to Everton this season and was directly involved in 5 goals (1 goal and 4 assists) in 10 Premier League games, but has never been able to return to England.

Rooney said on his podcast "The Wayne Rooney Show" that he believes Grealish's time may have run out. "Galish might as well just book a holiday for next summer now because he can't make the England squad. You think, Anthony Gordon is out, but he still hasn't been called up, so I think Tuchel is pretty firm on him."

Elsewhere, Rooney was surprised that Tuchel did not use this international break to find a suitable replacement for Kane. "I think this international break is a great opportunity to say to Kane, 'You go on a week's holiday.' He doesn't have to be there. He definitely wants to be in the national team, but you need to take that option away from him so Tuchel has a chance to look at other players and see what others can do."

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