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Aaron Flanagan

England name strong squad for UEFA Under-21 European Championships this summer

Aidy Boothroyd is taking a strong England side to the UEFA Under-21 European Championships this summer.

The Young Lions travel to Italy for the tournament, with their campaign beginning on Tuesday 18 June.

Premier League stars James Maddison, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Phil Foden are all included in the line-up.

Harvey Barnes, Ryan Sessegnon, Mason Mount and Demarai Gray are also among the exciting names to have booked their places on the plane.

The squad have already been training at England's St George's Park training base following the end of their club campaigns.

Phil Foden is among the players in the U21 squad (EMPICS Sport)
Morgan Gibbs-White has been promoted to the U21 squad (Getty Images)

There is one new addition to the squad, as Wolves ' Morgan Gibbs-White joins the team for the first time after being promoted from the Under-19s.

A host of the players in the squad have tasted international success with the Under-17s, Under-19s and Under-20s, with England now looking to replicate their success.

England travel out to Italy on Friday 14 July and then face France five days later.

They then take on Romania three days later before finishing their group campaign on Monday 24 June against Croatia.

Aidy Boothroyd has named his squad for the Euros (EMPICS Sport)

England Under-21 squad in full

Goalkeepers: Angus Gunn ( Southampton ), Dean Henderson ( Manchester United ), Freddie Woodman ( Newcastle United)

Defenders: Jake Clarke-Salter ( Chelsea ), Jay Dasilva (Chelsea), Lloyd Kelly (AFC Bournemouth ), Jonjoe Kenny ( Everton ), Ezri Konsa (Brentford), Fikayo Tomori (Derby County, loan from Chelsea), Aaron Wan-Bissaka ( Crystal Palace )

Midfielders: Harvey Barnes ( Leicester City), Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City), Kieran Dowell (Everton), Phil Foden ( Manchester City ), Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers), James Maddison (Leicester City), Mason Mount (Derby County, loan from Chelsea), Ryan Sessegnon ( Fulham )

Forwards: Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa, loan from Chelsea), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Demarai Gray (Leicester City), Reiss Nelson ( Arsenal ), Dominic Solanke (AFC Bournemouth)

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