Gareth Southgate keeping tabs on THREE uncapped stars ahead of England’s pre-Euro 2024 friendlies vs Brazil and Belgium

KOBBIE MAINOO is among three uncapped stars being tracked by Gareth Southgate, according to reports.

The England boss, 53, face Brazil and Belgium in friendlies in March.

They then face Bosnia and Herzegovina then Iceland in their two warm-up games ahead of Euro 2024.

And that means Southgate only has two more matches to assess his options before selecting his squad for the summer tournament.

One of his biggest decisions revolves around the midfield with Kalvin Phillips struggling for form and Trent Alexander-Arnold currently out injured.

Phillips gifted Bournemouth a goal on his West Ham debut, was part of the Hammers team that were thrashed 6-0 by Arsenal then got sent off against Nottingham Forest at the weekend.

So the Three Lions manager may try out some new faces in the middle of the park with the Euros in mind.

Now the Daily Mail claim Mainoo could be given a look in during the March matches at Wembley.

The 18-year-old has starred for Manchester United in recent weeks and is now one of the first names on Erik ten Hag’s team sheet in midfield.

Mainoo, who grabbed a dramatic matchwinner at Wolves this month, has 13 caps for England at youth international level, including six for the Under-19s.

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Although he still has the option of switching allegiance to Ghana.

Everton’s James Garner and Harrison Reed of Fulham are also being monitored by Southgate for senior call-ups.

Garner, 22, decided to leave Old Trafford for Everton in 2022 and is reaping the rewards as a regular under Sean Dyche.

He earned 18 caps for England U21s while Reed picked up the last of his 13 U20 caps way back in 2015.

Now 29, the holding midfielder is a key figure in the centre of Marco Silva’s Cottagers side.

Reed has racked up 199 appearances for Fulham – including on loan from Southampton before making the transfer permanent in 2020.

The Mail report adds that James Ward-Prowse is in contention to end his two-year wait for a 12th run-out for his country.

Mainoo, though, was initially wanted by Lee Carsley in the U21s next month for the European Championship qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Luxembourg with Garner and Reed further back in the list.

But the limited availability in midfielders looks to be good news for Jordan Henderson who will likely be involved for the friendlies and at Euro 2024 due to his experience – despite his controversial and brief move to Saudi Arabia.

England are in Group C with Slovenia, Denmark and Serbia.

Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk