Ben White has been handed a shock England recall after over three years out of the squad as Thomas Tuchel was called into making two changes due to injury.
The Arsenal defender has not featured in a Three Lions camp since leaving the squad under dramatic circumstances at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with White subsequently asking not to be considered for selection by then-manager Gareth Southgate.
The rift stemmed from a reported falling out with former England assistant Steve Holland, who allegedly claimed that White was not sufficiently interested in football.
White has since been on a self-imposed England but has now been lured back into the fold by Tuchel.
He replaces Bayer Leverkusen’s Jarell Quansah in the squad for March’s internationals against Uruguay and Japan, while Gunners teammate Eberechi Eze has also been ruled out due to a calf problem.
Newcastle winger Harvey Barnes has been chosen to fill the void left by Eze, whose only appearance for the senior team came in October 2020.
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