{"id":300264,"date":"2023-11-23T18:24:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T18:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300264"},"modified":"2023-11-23T18:24:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T18:24:48","slug":"declan-rice-promoted-into-gareth-southgates-england-leadership-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/declan-rice-promoted-into-gareth-southgates-england-leadership-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Declan Rice promoted into Gareth Southgate&apos;s England leadership group"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Declan Rice is promoted into Gareth Southgate&#8217;s England leadership group joining Harry Kane, Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker after becoming a key part of the Three Lions set up ahead of next summer&#8217;s Euros<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Declan Rice has become a key fixture of the England side in the pivot role\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport can reveal Arsenal were listening to offers for Takehiro Tomiyasu\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off: Jack Grealish has lost his zip&#8230; we need him to get it back\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Declan Rice has been elevated into England\u2019s leadership group, a move that underpins his growing seniority under head coach Gareth Southgate.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key aspects of Southgate\u2019s reign has been the formation of leadership committee &#8211; a chosen group of players who effectively take on the responsibilities of a captain during international windows.<\/p>\n<p>The group remains an important facet of Southgate\u2019s tenure, although the mixture of players included in the group from camp to camp has been kept informal during recent get togethers.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Dier, Conor Coady and Raheem Sterling &#8211; who aren\u2019t part of the current squad &#8211; have all been part of the leadership group at some point over the previous seven years.<\/p>\n<p>However, Harry Kane, Kieran Trippier, Harry Maguire, Kyle Walker and Jordan Henderson are viewed as fixtures in the select band of players Southgate has selected to lead the team &#8211; and now Rice has been added to the that unofficial team ahead of Euro 2024.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/17\/78169627-0-image-a-39_1700761917788.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Declan Rice&#8217;s improved stature in the England team has seen him promoted into the leadership group<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/17\/78169795-0-image-a-55_1700762186752.jpg\" height=\"417\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The leadership group &#8211; headed by captain Harry Kane &#8211; has become a key facet of Southgate&#8217;s tenure\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/17\/78169625-0-image-a-43_1700761948357.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/17\/78169621-0-Kyle_Walker_left_and_Harry_Maguire_are_both_prominent_figures_in-a-42_1700761948325.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Kyle Walker (left) and Harry Maguire (right) are both prominent figures in the England set up<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder has become a key player on the pitch under Southgate and is now an automatic choice for England, with his remit off the pitch also expanding.<\/p>\n<p>Jude Bellingham\u2019s presence within the most senior England players is also understood to have increased during the calendar year. The Real Madrid star is just 20, but his status within the squad is growing rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Arsenal are preparing to open talks with Takehiro Tomiyasu over a new contract just months after considering selling the Japan international.<\/p>\n<p>Tomiyasu has 18 months left on his contract at the Emirates, though there is an option to extend that by a further 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>However, Gunners chiefs want to prolong his deal after the versatile defender\u2019s excellent start to the the season.<\/p>\n<p>The prospect of Tomiyasu signing a contract extension marks a sharp turnaround in the club\u2019s outlook over the player\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport can reveal that Tomiyasu, who is attracting interest from Bayern Munich, was among a list of players that Arsenal were ready to listen to offers for during the closing weeks of the summer window following their near \u00a3200million spending spree on Rice, Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and David Raya.<\/p>\n<p>There was significant interest in Tomiyasu from the Premier League and rival European clubs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/17\/78169015-0-image-a-35_1700760557398.jpg\" height=\"434\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport can reveal that Takehiro Tomiyasu was made available for sale at the end of the transfer window &#8211; with significant interest from the Premier League and abroad<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/17\/78121863-0-image-a-33_1700760479931.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>William Saliba is one of a number of Arsenal players to have penned new deals recently<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/23\/17\/78125885-0-image-a-34_1700760501468.jpg\" height=\"398\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jurrien Timber&#8217;s ACL injury on the first day of the season meant Tomiyasu was needed at the club<\/p>\n<p>However, the ACL injury suffered by Timber during the opening day victory over Nottingham Forest meant Tomiyasu was immediately removed from the list.<\/p>\n<p>Since then Tomiyau has become a key player under Mikel Arteta and is sharing the responsibility of playing left-back with Oleksandr Zinchenko, whilst also featuring in other roles across the back-four.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners have embarked on a contract renewal drive with a number of their key players this year; Martin Odegaard, William Saliba, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli among the players to have signed new deals over the past 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>Ben White is also in advanced talks over an extension with Tomiyasu next in line to open discussions over fresh terms.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12785011\/Declan-Rice-Gareth-Southgate-England-Harry-Kane-Kyle-Walker-Harry-Maguire.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Declan Rice is promoted into Gareth Southgate&#8217;s England leadership group joining Harry Kane, Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker after becoming <span class=\"more-text\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":300263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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