Marc Guéhi Out of England Squad Injured – Dan Burn Called Up for Croatia and Spain

Marc Guéhi has pulled out of the England squad with an injury, and Newcastle captain Dan Burn has been called up to replace him for this week’s Nations League games against Croatia and Spain.

The Manchester City defender asked to come off at half-time of City’s 3-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. City manager Enzo Maresca did not say what the injury was. England confirmed on Monday that Burn had been added to Thomas Tuchel’s squad “following the withdrawal of Marc Guéhi through injury”.

Who is Dan Burn?

Burn, 34, is a 6ft 7in left-footed centre-back and Newcastle’s captain. He missed the September and October internationals while recovering from a long ankle injury, which kept him out of Newcastle’s first seven games of the season. Since coming back in mid-October he has started four games in a row, playing the full 90 minutes each time.

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He has 11 England caps and came on late in the 3-2 win over Mexico in the last 16 of this summer’s World Cup. He joined up with the squad at Tottenham’s training ground on Monday.

Who will play at centre-back?

With Guéhi out, Burn, Ezri Konsa and Jarrad Branthwaite are expected to compete for places in the middle of defence. Jarell Quansah and Ben White are also options, alongside Trent Alexander-Arnold at right-back.

England’s Nations League games this week

England are three points behind group leaders Spain with two games left, so Tuchel’s side probably need to win both to top the group.

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