Thomas Tuchel has admitted that the mass withdrawal of Arsenal players from international camps looks 'suspicious' but is adamant that England duo Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka are genuinely too injured to feature against Japan at Wembley on Tuesday night. Rice and Saka have returned to their club without kicking a ball for England after reporting for duty to watch last Friday’s draw with Uruguay. But both players left camp over the weekend along with club mate Noni Madueke, who was injured during the Uruguay game. Asked about it by talkSPORT today, Tuchel said: ‘Everyone can do the math and it's a lot of players, of course. Some of the injured players even stayed to start their treatment here.

Source: Daily Mail March 30, 2026 19:36 UTC