- Although Jordan Pickford is Southgate’s first choice, there aren’t many other possibilities.
- Sam Johnstone, Nick Pope, and Aaron Ramsdale are all either injured or not participating.
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Jack Butland may be Gareth Southgate’s next target after the England manager acknowledged he had a goalkeeper dilemma.
With Euro 2024 rapidly coming, Southgate is short on backup alternatives even though Everton’s Jordan Pickford continues to be England’s first choice.
With only 10 games played this season, Aaron Ramsdale, 25, has been warming up the Arsenal bench for the majority of the campaign since Mikel Arteta brought in David Raya last summer.
Nick Pope, 31, of Newcastle, will not be able to play again until at least the end of March due to a shoulder dislocation sustained early in December against Manchester United.
Due to a calf injury, Crystal Palace’s Sam Johnstone, 30, has been limited to the bench. Dean Henderson, 26, is looking to make an impression in his stead.
Pep Guardiola responds bluntly to Sean Dyche’s remarksThus, 30-year-old Rangers goalkeeper Butland—whose final England cap was earned in 2018—may be called up before to the friendlies against Brazil and Belgium in March.
“We have a problem, and things are not clear,” Southgate stated.
“We must ensure that we are keeping an eye on everyone.” Since Jack is an accomplished goalie and plays for a major team, he is included in that.
“With Nick injured, Sam not playing right now, and Aaron not playing, it’s not the best scenario.”
“We’ll need to watch how that turns out.”
Nine times an England cap, Butland has made an impression at Ibrox after arriving there at the end of the previous season when his Palace contract ended.
In 38 Rangers appearances this season, the former Stoke City goalie has 19 clean sheets to his credit.
To prepare for the Euros in Germany, England only has four friendlies left: on March 23 at Wembley against Brazil, and on March 26 against Belgium.
Jordan Pickford of Everton has been Southgate’s England No 1 for much of his tenure
Newcastle’s Nick Pope suffered a dislocated shoulder in December and is currently sidelined
Aaron Ramsdale is playing second fiddle to David Raya at Arsenal this season
Sam Johnstone, who recently returned from an injury, has been benched at Crystal Palace.
They then play Iceland at Wembley on June 7 and Bosnia and Herzegovina at Newcastle’s St James’ Park on June 3 before starting their Euro 2024 campaign against Serbia on June 16.
This is in response to the Football Association’s request that Southgate’s contract, which runs out in December, be extended to the 2026 World Cup.
The England manager revealed that he is still unsure about his future and could be convinced to extend his contract to ten years during the UEFA Nations League draw in Paris.
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