Gareth Southgate has said that he believes Luke Shaw has “a good chance” of making England’s final Euro 2024 squad despite the defender having not played competitive football since February.
Shaw’s last appearance for club or country came on Feb. 18 when he limped off with a muscular problem early in the second half of Manchester United’s 2-1 win at Luton Town.
Southgate admitted at last month’s provisional squad announcement that the 28-year-old was “up against it” in his bid to make the plane to Germany, with the England boss having until Friday night to narrow down an initial 33-man selection to a maximum of 26.
But Shaw reported early for England duty following the end of the domestic season as he battles to prove himself and Southgate offered an encouraging update when speaking to reporters on Sunday.
“He’s progressing very well, I have to say,” Southgate told TalkSport. “I think I said last week that until we had the players in front of us working with us, there was a lot of information that we didn’t have.
Gareth Southgate, Head Coach of England (Photo by Carl Recine – Pool/Getty Images)
