Gareth Southgate has insisted no players will get an extra break this summer - otherwise it would turn England’s campaign into a “shambles.”
England will travel to Malta on June 16 and then face North Macedonia three days later at the end of what will be the longest season in history. It will again put England on collision course with clubs who want their players to have a break to avoid fears of burnout.
There Lions captain Harry Kane kicked off his 2022/23 season with Tottenham on August 6 last year, played at the World Cup in Qatar and will get less than a month in the summer before returning to pre-season training.
