Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been added to Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for his or her upcoming World Cup qualifiers in opposition to Andorra and Serbia.
Loftus-Cheek, who has made 10 appearances for England since his debut eight years in the past, returns to the Three Lions set-up for the primary time since November 2018.
The AC Milan midfielder comes into the now 25-man occasion to interchange Adam Wharton, who sustained a groin damage in Crystal Palace’s 3-0 win in opposition to Aston Villa on Sunday.
Jarell Quansah has additionally been known as up, with the previous Liverpool defender now plying his commerce within the Bundesliga with Bayer Leverkusen following his summer season change.
Quansah was additionally a part of Tuchel’s first England squad in March that confronted Albania and Latvia within the World Cup qualifiers, however he’s but to win his first senior cap.
A #ThreeLions call-up for the primary time in over six years.
Welcome again, @RLC! pic.twitter.com/TfJsvtJBuz
— England (@England) September 2, 2025
Loftus-Cheek’s recall sees him reunite with Tuchel, having performed underneath the German between 2021 and 2022 at Chelsea earlier than the midfielder moved to Milan two years in the past.
The 29-year-old has performed 71 occasions for the Serie A giants throughout all competitions, scoring 11 targets and offering two assists in that point.
He was on course in Milan’s 2-0 win over Lecce final weekend, serving to Massimiliano Allegri to his first league win since returning to the Rossoneri dugout.
It was additionally Loftus-Cheek’s fiftieth Serie A outing. Amongst English gamers, solely Fikayo Tomori (131) has performed extra matches than him with Milan within the high flight since 1994-95.
England host Andorra at Villa Park this Saturday earlier than travelling to face Serbia three days later. The Three Lions are high of Group Okay with most factors from three video games.
