Phil Foden set to return to England camp ahead of Slovakia clash

England's Phil Foden during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group C match at the Cologne Stadium in Cologne, Germany. Picture date: Tuesday June 25, 2024.
Phil Foden is set to return to the England camp on Friday. Credit: PA Images

Phil Foden is set to link back up with the England squad on Friday, it is understood.

The Football Association confirmed on Wednesday, 26 June, that the 24-year-old had temporarily left the camp and “returned to the UK for a pressing family matter”.

Manchester City star Foden, who started all three group games, is thought to have gone home for the birth of his third child.

Foden, pictured on holiday with partner Rebecca Cooke, 23, their son Ronnie, five, and daughter True, one. Credit: Instagram/officialronniefoden_

It is understood the forward is due to return to England’s basecamp in Blankenhain overnight and re-join the squad on Friday morning.

Foden and the rest of Gareth Southgate’s squad travel to Gelsenkirchen this weekend for the last-16 clash with Slovakia on Sunday.

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