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James Hill called up by England to replace injured Ezri Konsa

Bournemouth defender James Hill earns his first England call-up while Arsenal's Ezri Konsa is ruled out of the Croatia game at Wembley.

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Bournemouth player in a white kit pointing during a match
Bournemouth player in a white kit pointing during a match · Photo: The Sun

England boss Thomas Tuchel has named Bournemouth centre-back James Hill in his squad for the first time, for the UEFA Nations League games against Croatia and Spain. The 24-year-old takes the place of Arsenal's Ezri Konsa, who will miss Thursday's match against Croatia at Wembley.

talkSPORT reported that Hill had been on Tuchel's 55-man shortlist last week, alongside Will Lankshear. Hill has made 10 appearances for Bournemouth this season, with an average rating of 7.13.

Konsa is recovering from injury and will continue his own training programme before returning to training later this week. The Evening Standard reports that he could be in contention for Sunday's match against Spain in Madrid.

Golviva's valuation of Hill is €31m, slightly above his market value of €30m on Transfermarkt. His Bournemouth contract runs until June 2029. Konsa has a Golviva valuation of €44m, against his market value of €50m, and is under contract at Arsenal until June 2030.

Sources

This article is based on reports by:

  • Evening Standard — Arsenal handed Ezri Konsa injury update after unusual squad announcement
  • Daily Mail — The little-known new face called up by England: Can you name the star brought in to replace Ezri Konsa?
  • Foot Mercato — Angleterre : Tuchel convoque James Hill pour remplacer Ezri Konsa
  • talkSPORT — Ezri Konsa ruled out of first England game as uncapped Premier League star called up
  • The Sun — England call up James Hill for first time with Arsenal star Ezri Konsa ruled OUT of Croatia clash
  • BBC Sport — Hill gets first England call-up as Konsa cover
  • L'Équipe — Konsa blessé, le sélectionneur de l'Angleterre Thomas Tuchel convoque le défenseur de Bournemouth James Hill
  • TuttoMercatoWeb — Inghilterra, Konsa out per infortunio. Prima chiamata per James Hill del Bournemouth

Written by the Golviva newsroom from the reports below, with figures from Golviva’s own database. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. · How we report