Premier League bosses are concerned their stars will be driven to breaking point if England pick their strongest possible squad for this summer’s European Under-21 Championships.
Lee Carsley’s team travel to Slovakia aiming to retain the title they won two years ago and Carsley is expected to pick an extremely strong squad, with players like Adam Wharton, Morgan Rogers, Levi Colwill, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Tino Livramento among those with caps at senior level who would still be eligible for the Under-21 tournament.
Yet Mail Sport understands there is unease among Premier League clubs who fear their young stars need a proper break this summer, and that the risk of injury grows if they do not have one.