Reece James, a defender for Chelsea, will miss England’s trip to the World Cup in Qatar due to an injury.
According to Sky Sports, the choice was made following Tuesday’s conversations with manager Gareth Southgate.
The full-back’s knee injury, which he sustained in the Champions League match against AC Milan last month, was deemed to have not fully healed.
James flew to Dubai to undergo an intensive rehabilitation programme in a bid to be fit for Qatar.
He has even been doing some tentative running at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground in recent days.
However, Southgate has taken the tough decision to tell James that he cannot risk including him in his 26-man squad that will be announced on Thursday.
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