Published 11:52 IST, November 12th 2019

Chelsea news: 13 senior players receive an international call-up

Chelsea are currently 3rd in the Premier League as Lampard's young Blues now head into the International break over the back of some fine form with the club

Reported by: Sujay Chakraborty
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Euro 2020 qualifiers group st rounds will be concluded in vember International break. A host of Chelsea players have been called for international duty which is a fair assessment of club's form in recent weeks. Frank Lampard has got his young Chelsea side play some attractive brand of football and has mand to get best of players at his disposal after a somewhat rocky start. Christian Pulisic and Ross Barkley were unlucky ones to be forced to withdraw from ir respective squs citing injury concerns while Callum Hudson-Odoi and Emerson Palmieri have both returned from injuries and have received an international call-up.

Chelsea players on International duty

England

England have called up five Chelsea players for ir upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Montenegro and Kosovo. With 15 points in six games, y le Group A and are well on course to tournament next summer. Fikayo Tomori, Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ross Barkley have all been called up by Gareth Southgate. However, Ross Barkley was forced to withdraw with a probable ankle injury on Sunday. 

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France

N’Golo Kante has been plagued with injuries this season, but he still receives a call up to International set-up by Didier Deschamps. He returns to French squ along with his compatriot, Olivier Giroud and Kurt Zouma. France will be taking on Albania and Moldova as Deschamps will be er to wrap up qualification as soon as possible.

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Italy

Italy have alrey qualified for next year's tournament having taken maximum points from eight games in Group J. Jorginho who operates in a similar role for club and country has been once again been called up by Roberto Mancini. He is joined by Chelsea full-back Emerson Palmieri, as Italy prepare for ir games against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Armenia.

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Spain

Chelsea's 1 Kepa Arrizabalaga is called up to Spain squ by Roberto More. He has been lining up with Spain ahe of David De Gea and will be hoping for same when Spain meet Malta and Romania in coming days.

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Belgium

Michy Batshuayi gets a call up to Roberto Martinez’s squ for Belgium’s qualifier against Russia and Cyprus. 

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Croatia

Midfielder Mateo Kovacic has also been called up to Croatian squ for Euro 2020 qualifiers against Slovakia and Georgia.

06:52 IST, November 12th 2019