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

The Euro 2020 qualifiers group stage rounds will be concluded in the November International break. A host of Chelsea players have been called for international duty which is a fair assessment of the club's form in recent weeks. Frank Lampard has got his young Chelsea side play some attractive brand of football and has managed to get the best of the players at his disposal after a somewhat rocky start. Christian Pulisic and Ross Barkley were the unlucky ones to be forced to withdraw from their respective squads 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 their upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against Montenegro and Kosovo. With 15 points in six games, they lead Group A and are well on course to the 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 the International set-up by Didier Deschamps. He returns to the French squad along with his compatriot, Olivier Giroud and Kurt Zouma. France will be taking on Albania and Moldova as Deschamps will be eager to wrap up the qualification as soon as possible.

Italy

Italy have already 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 their games against Bosnia-Herzegovina and Armenia.

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Spain

Chelsea's No 1 Kepa Arrizabalaga is called up to the Spain squad by Roberto Moreno. He has been lining up with Spain ahead of David De Gea and will be hoping for the same when Spain meet Malta and Romania in the coming days.

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Belgium

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

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Croatia

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