Arsenal youngster named in England squad for u21 Euros | OneFootball

Ethan Nwaneri has made it into the final England u21 squad for the European Championships this summer, following a training camp this week.

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Arsenal youngster Ethan Nwaneri was named in the England u21 squad for their pre-Euros training camp this week, but that didn’t necessarily guarantee him a spot in the final squad for the tournament.

England u21 boss Lee Carsley initially called up 29 players, but only 23 would be able to make his tournament squad. As a result, the training camp represented something of a tryout for the players involved.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Nwaneri was ultimately selected for Carsley’s final squad on Friday.

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The 2025 UEFA European u21 Championship kicks off on June 11th, running until June 28th. The tournament begins with a group stage, with four groups and four teams in each.

England are in Group B, alongside the Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Germany. Only the top two teams in each group will progress to the quarter-finals on June 21st-22nd.

Arsenal don’t currently have any pre-season fixtures on the schedule before July 23rd, so even if Nwaneri and the England u21s make it all the way to the final on June 28th, he’d still have more than three weeks for his holidays. But he’d be likely to miss the early weeks of training in that scenario.

England u21 fixtures

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