“He's been with the medical team all week,” said Southgate at a press conference. “We’ve tried to progress his training through the week, so he did some running with them.

”It's clear to us he's not ready for our matches, so we have sent him back to his club. He is out of the two games. “

Although he worked hard to regain fitness at St George's Park, the 21-year-old will not be able to add to his tally of 6 goals in 31 caps for his country.