Luton Town manager, Jack Wilshere, has urged England coach Thomas Tuchel to include Arsenal midfielder Max Dowman in the squad for the 2026 World Cup.
Dowman was notably absent from England’s 35-man squad announced last week, although Tuchel has maintained that the door remains open for the young midfielder.
Speaking to The Telegraph, Wilshere expressed his belief that Dowman deserves a spot in the national team.
“That’s what I think. We have this way at times in England of building them up but then protecting them. You get caught in that (place): ‘If he goes what will people say?’
“He (Dowman) is definitely good enough. Even if he goes and he doesn’t play that much. Which I think he can. I think he is good enough.
“He is going to be there eventually. I understand people saying, ‘Maybe not’. But I also think (Lamine) Yamal went as a 16-year-old (to Euro 2024) and he was the best player in the tournament.”
