Bellingham & big boys must buy into plans

THURSDAY 16.10.2025

- BY JOHN CROSS

THOMAS TUCHEL says he will hold talks with Jude Bellingham - and warned every player must “buy in” to his World Cup plans.

Tuchel insists that Bellingham is a ‘big, important player’ despite leaving him out of the camp which saw England clinch their place in the United States next summer.

Real Madrid star Bellingham, 22, missed out as he recovers from shoulder surgery but he also faces a fight to get his place in the squad for next month's qualifiers with Serbia and Albania.

Three Lions boss Tuchel has made it very clear that no individual is bigger than the team. And he repeated his determination to stick with the players who have clinched qualification.