Euro 2020 news LIVE: Latest updates and squad announcements

Jordan Henderson is hoping to be fit for the Euros after returning to Liverpool’s matchday squad for the final match of the season yesterday.

Henderson has been out since February with a groin injury but has been involved in team training since the start of the month. The midfielder was an unused substitute in the 2-0 win over Crystal Palace but his presence on the bench will be a timely boost to England ahead of Southgate’s squad announcement tomorrow.

The 30-year-old would have just two warm-up fixtures to get up to speed before England’s opening game, but Southgate is likely to select the Liverpool captain because of his experience and leadership qualities, as long as he is fit enough.

“I was itching to get on, but I’ve only trained a few times with the team, so it’s probably not the wisest thing,” Henderson told Sky Sports after the match.

“But I feel good, I’ve been training the last few weeks on my own. Now, hopefully I can get fit for the Euros. Fingers crossed.

“I know I haven’t appeared for a long time, but I’ve still been working hard in the background, so I feel good, but I’ve obviously got to train, hopefully with England, and be ready for the Euros.”

Burnley have confirmed that goalkeeper Nick Pope will undergo a minor surgery on his knee in the next 24 hours. The 29-year-old is a doubt for Euro 2020 but Gareth Southgate will wait to see how the surgery goes before deciding on whether to include him in his 26-man squad tomorrow.

Pope started all three of England’s World Cup qualifiers earlier this year in the absence of Jordan Pickford and was expected to be named in Southgate’s plans. Burnley manager Sean Dyche said he was hopeful the injury won’t prevent Pope from taking part, however, despite the goalkeeper being sidelined for five of their last eight matches of the season due to the problem.

“It’s nothing too serious, we don’t think, but [the surgery] still needed doing,” Dyche said following Burnley’s final-day defeat to Sheffield United yesterday.

“He was trying to get right for this game to give it a test but didn’t quite come through in training, so he and we have had to make a judgment call on that.

“It’s mainly down to him. It was awkward and sore, there’s some cartilage and he could feel a clicking in his knee. He’s had to take the decision to have the operation, it’s a tough decision, and we don’t know how long it will take to settle.

“I don’t know if Nick will be out of the Euros. That will be down to the surgeon.”

Liverpool’s end-of-season run to the Premier League’s top four was fuelled, in part, by the performances of Trent Alexander-Arnold, who responded to being left out of England’s squad in March by producing some of his best displays of the season in the final few weeks of the campaign.

The 22-year-old’s place in England’s squad remains in doubt, however, with Liverpool reportedly expecting that the full-back will not be included in Southgate’s plans. Here, Independent football writer Tony Evans makes the case for selecting the right-back over the other high quality options in the position, Reece James, Kyle Walker and Kieran Trippier.

“Alexander-Arnold is still a notch above. His passing is superior and his pace is at least the match of his rivals. His vision sets him apart. If Southgate requires him to be more circumspect and take on a deeper role, he will listen to instruction.

“Things might be different if Southgate’s other choices were known for their defending but all three are thoroughly modern operators who love to function in the opposition half.

“But if an international manager can afford to leave someone this talented at home for a tournament, then his team had better go a long, long way in the competition or serious questions will be asked. That’s an even bigger risk for Southgate than picking Alexander-Arnold.”

The headline name in Spain’s squad for Euro 2020 is set to be Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte, after his switch from France was approved by Fifa last week.

The centre back represented France at youth level but did not receive a call-up to the senior side, despite impressing for Athletic Bilboa and City in recent seasons. Laporte was born in France but moved to Spain in 2010 to join Athletic’s youth academy.

Sergio Ramos is expected to lead the team, although there were some doubts that the Real Madrid captain would be included following an injury-hit final few weeks of the campaign. There were also reports that he had stated his desire to instead play for Spain at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets are the other names who remain from Spain’s golden generation, while Thiago, Koke and David de Gea are also expected to be senior figures in the squad.

Luis Enrique’s selection is set to be a youthful one, however, with Barcelona youngsters Pedri and Ansu Fati tipped for inclusion.

Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips sustained a shoulder injury in the final minute of his side’s Premier League season, in what will be a huge concern to Gareth Southgate ahead of Tuesday’s announcement.

Phillips started all three of England’s World Cup qualifiers earlier this year and was expected to start alongside Declan Rice in Southgate’s midfield. The extent of the injury is not known but the 25-year-old was in discomfort and had to be removed from play.

“I couldn’t tell you if the injury is severe or not but I hope that he can go to the Euro,” Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa told BT Sport after the match.

“Sincerely I haven’t received any information as to the gravity of the injury. We all hope that it’s something that can be resolved quickly.

“Knowing the fortitude of Kalvin, I know he has the resources to quicken any problem he may have.”

Phillips was out for a month earlier this season with a shoulder injury, missing three matches for Leeds between October and November.