Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham will undergo shoulder surgery, but only after the Club World Cup, so will Tuchel decide that if he’s fit enough to play in the US, then his star midfielder should be part of his next camp?
Real-bound Trent Alexander-Arnold could also be called up, with the Spanish side trying to complete his signing from Liverpool before the Club World Cup starts.
Manchester City’s Phil Foden started Tuchel’s first game but has struggled for form this season.
The attacker said he has “struggled” this season because of “things going on off the pitch mentally” and that he has been carrying a bad ankle injury from the Manchester derby on 6 April.
Foden hinted that he “needs a few weeks off” to get it back to 100%, so that could also reignite the club versus country debate if Tuchel picks him.
Harry Kane has been celebrating his first trophy with Bayern Munich and is another one expected to feature for England before going straight to the Club World Cup.
Cole Palmer, who missed the first fixtures under Tuchelis available again, and is another player bound for the Club World Cup, with Chelsea team-mates Reece James, Levi Colwill and Noni Madueke all in contention, with their Europa Conference League final in Poland on 28 May.
On the club versus country debate, Tuchel said in March: “We do what’s good for us. We are in contact with the clubs, we are in high-level monitoring where the statuses are known and we won’t take any unprofessional risks. Because first of all I feel responsible for the players. I don’t want the player to be injured.
“So this is where it is and in the end we take care of ourselves and the clubs take care of themselves, and the main focus is taking care of the players.
“I always accepted it as a club manager. I never got involved in line-ups. I never pushed any national coach because I was hoping that my players get picked.”
