England manager Thomas Tuchel will not release players early for the Club World Cup because he wants to “cherish” and “worship” every moment with his squad.
On Friday, Tuchel named his 26-man squad for a World Cup qualifer against Andorra (7 June) and a friendly against Senegal (10 June).
Eight members of the squad play for teams competing at the Club World Cup, which begins on 15 June – five days after England host Senegal at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground.
The month-long Club World Cup is being held in the United States and England captain Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich play Auckland City on the opening day of the tournament.
Chelsea, who have five players in the England squad, are the first Premier League club in action on 16 June.
Tuchel said no managers had been in touch with him about leaving players out of his plans.
“The discussion was very open,” said the German.
“Very quickly we also understood this is a very important camp for us with one year to go until the Word Cup.
“Why send players if we want to cherish every day we have together. What signal would it send to the group to send players away?”
Tuchel, who oversaw victories against Albania and Latvia in his first two matches in March, said England will start and finish the camp with the same 26 players, adding that he will “manage their minutes”.
“I was an advocate and I could see the reason for the players who go to the Club World Cup to maybe leave a little earlier, to maybe change the squad,” Tuchel said.
“I can understand the argument from especially the clubs who would love to see the players get a rest but we have a strong argument for ourselves and our goals we want to reach.
“We are building a group and a togetherness. We want to develop a camaraderie and it is only possible if we take every day seriously.”
