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England's Head Coach Thomas Tuchel stated that he has "no issue" with Phil Foden following the trio were omitted the Three Lions team for forthcoming matches against Wales and Latvia.

Bellingham has not been recalled even after returning from a shoulder injury, while the Manchester City and Everton players also miss out although showing a return to form with their clubs.

The German manager revealed that the 22-year-old desired to be included of the selection, having spoken with him on the phone.

"He is a special player, and for special players there can often be special rules," the coach said about the Real Madrid star, who's made just one start since returning to fitness.

"However we decided to stick with the simple decision of inviting the identical squad.

"Bellingham consistently merits to be here. There is also the situation that he has not quite found his full rhythm again at Real Madrid - he has not completed a full match.

"The player wanted to be selected. We had a phone call."

Tuchel made an effort to highlight his positive relationship with the midfielder after he said sorry to him previously for calling his on-pitch behavior as "repulsive" in a televised interview.

Tuchel stated that he used the words "without meaning to" and would be more cautious going forward.

When asked if he had a problem with Bellingham, he said: "No. There is also no problem with Foden or Grealish.

"Phil is returning to influencing and shaping games for Manchester City. Jack is almost to returning to the top form of himself.

"There exists no personal problem."

Bukayo Saka replacing the hurt Noni Madueke is the sole alteration to last month's squad, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Quansah keeping their spots after being last-minute call-ups last month due to injury.

The Three Lions play Wales in a non-competitive match at Wembley Stadium on Thursday before a World Cup qualifier in Riga on 14 October.

If the team win in the away fixture, they will need a up to two more points from their final two qualifiers - against Albania and Serbia in November - to earn a spot in the upcoming World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Strong Performance By Tuchel

England produced their finest performance significantly under the manager's guidance when they beat the Serbian team 5-0 away in Belgrade in their previous match.

The coach says that performance meant it an straightforward choice to keep mostly the identical group, though "there exist no certainties" for every squad member regarding selection.

"The last camp was only three and a half weeks ago and the cohesion and morale was at its peak. That is the reason we decided to invite the identical players to this session," he said.

"Phil is in a excellent run of form. Wharton deserves to be with us. Jones and Chalobah are earning playing time with their clubs.

"There are players who deserve to be here. Palmer is injured and is a key talent. It will always be the case.

"Are we a stronger side with Bellingham? Yes. But I mentioned before, what do we do if he is injured before the tournament? Do we just cancel?"

The Manager's Media Briefing Gets Noticed

The England manager again delivered a box office press briefing.

He, a master of handling his relationship with the media, started with an opening statement to explain his thinking for his selections.

The midfielder is fit and available and wanted to join to camp, but Tuchel has said he did not want to alter the squad significantly after a statement 5-0 win over Serbia - where the manager noted team spirit was extremely strong.

However with him not selecting the star, and his repeated remarks about team spirit, it is difficult to avoid connect the aspects - although he said multiple times how Bellingham is "exceptional" and that there is "no issue" between Tuchel and one of the national team's star players.

The England manager has consistently made it evident that he wanted to make the England squad seem like a club side and, by retaining the identical selection after a statement win, he has done that. But the inquiries will arise once more in the next camp if England win well in these upcoming fixtures.