REVEALED: 'Difficult' phone call as England boss Thomas Tuchel AXED Trent Alexander-Arnold

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There's no place in the England squad for Trent(Image: Getty Images)

Thomas Tuchel revealed his “difficult” phone call to axe Trent Alexander-Arnold because he wanted to make England's squad more "spicy".

Tuchel, who also issued a public apology to Jude Bellingham, admitted he dropped the Real Madrid star because of his lack of form compared to Reece James and Tino Livramento.

England boss Tuchel made it clear that Ben White would also have got the nod had the Arsenal defender not got an injury which rules him out of the World Cup qualifiers with Andorra and Serbia.

Former Liverpool defender Alexander-Arnold has had a difficult start at Real Madrid and was left out of their starting line-up which beat Real Oviedo last weekend.

Which he appreciated and he was very clear that he’s desperate and keen to come back and play for England.

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“It’s all in the mix but it is a competitive decision.

He needs that.

“Reece is at the moment slightly ahead in this position, given what he did for us in the last two camps and how he played the CWC with Chelsea.

He would’ve had a very good chance with us."

Thomas Tuchel, Head Coach of England speaks to the media on Friday(Image: Getty Images)

It is clearly a long way back for Alexander-Arnold and Tuchel also admitted he is not sure whether his “repulsive” remark about Bellingham will affect their relationship.

Tuchel caused a storm in June when he admitted in a live radio interview that his own mother found some of Bellingham’s on-pitch behaviour “repulsive.” Bellingham misses out because of a shoulder injury.

When asked whether it has affected his relationship, Tuchel added: “I hope not because it happened unintentionally.

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