We're not putting everything on Jude - Southgate

Gareth Southgate is excited to invited Jude Bellingham into nan England campy aft nan midfielder won nan Champions League pinch Real Madrid but said “we are not putting everything on” him.

England suffered a dismal 1-0 conclusion against Iceland successful their last Euro 2024 warm-up lucifer astatine Wembley connected Friday.

Bellingham, 20, is nan past subordinate to subordinate up pinch nan 26-man squad having been fixed other clip disconnected pursuing nan Champions League triumph.

Asked if Bellingham will thief assistance nan squad, Southgate said: “I’m judge he will but it is not his work to do that.

“I’m judge he is [capable of handling nan pressure] but we are not putting everything connected Jude. We’ve sewage a batch of bully players and it is simply a corporate point to spell and effort to triumph this tournament

“He is, of course, a subordinate pinch a fabulous mentality and will person a large effect connected nan full group.”

In his first play successful Spain, Bellingham was named La Liga subordinate of nan play aft scoring 19 times successful nan convention to thief Real triumph nan title by 10 points.

Despite nan conclusion against Iceland, Southgate praised 2 different young players successful his squad.

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka made a substitute quality aft missing overmuch of England’s caller training while Chelsea’s Cole Palmer won his 4th headdress aft a “fabulous” play astatine Chelsea.

“It was besides bully to get Bukayo connected nan pitch. He has missed a batch of nan training and we needed to spot him retired location arsenic well.”

On Palmer he added: “He’s had a fabulous play and sewage himself into a mates of fabulous positions. He astir apt took a touch excessively galore connected some occasions, but nan truth is he was successful location connected some occasions and looked dangerous.”

England statesman their Euro 2024 run against Serbia connected Sunday, 16 June, successful Gelsenkirchen.