Eberechi Eze says it was fate that he suffered a serious injury on the same day as he was called up to the England squad for the first time.
Some Crystal Palace team-mates were in tears on the training ground when Eze suffered a ruptured achilles and, minutes later, then found out he had been selected for Gareth Southgate’s provisional Euro 2020 squad. But two years on, Eze is part of the England squad that will take on Malta and Macedonia in a Euro 2024 qualification double-header.
And despite the cruel timing of an injury that was once career-threatening, Eze said he did not feel bitter at the time. He explained: “In training, we were playing small-sided games and I received the ball and went to push off and I just felt a pop.
