Jude Bellingham receives first England senior team call up

The Dortmund midfielder left the Championship for Germany before the start of the current season.

Jude Bellingham receives first England senior team call up
Jude Bellingham against Bayern Munich

Jude Bellingham has received his first England men's senior national team call up.

The youngster moved from Birmingham City to Borussia Dortmund tat a price of £23m.

His jersey number 22 was retired by the Championship side in honour of what he achieved at the club before his departure, having made six appearances for the Bundesliga club.

He was included in the U21 squad but received a late call up after the injury of Alexander Arnold and Jame Ward Prowse of Liverpool and Southampton respectively.

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The 17-year-old will link up with the rest of the squad as they play a friendly with the Republic of Ireland on Thursday. His debut will make him the third-youngest player in England's history.

TalkSPORTS reports that Marcus Rashford will miss Thursday’s game as he needs to be assessed on an injury suffered in Manchester United’s 3-1 win against Everton.

Gareth Southgate is hopeful he can feature in the Nations League game against Belgium on Sunday.