Among the players Thomas Tuchel has never picked for England, none have commanded his time quite like Jack Grealish.

Not a squad announcement goes by without the Everton winger being name-checked, and now four down as England manager it appears Tuchel may never pick the player whose name rarely escapes our lips.

In March and June, the omissions were understandable, with Grealish a Manchester City afterthought and essentially told by an admiring Tuchel that he must move clubs in order to return to the England fold.

“I love Jack,” Tuchel said in March. “I love everything about him – his personality, his quality, his courage.” The German then reiterated this love in June, adding Grealish “needs to make himself available by playing”.

Grealish obliged by joining Everton on loan, and he quic

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