Jack Grealish or Cole Palmer: England boss Thomas Tuchel set for first row over Grealish, Palmer and seven more players

After another gruelling campaign, The proposed games would take place shortly before the Club World Cup, which Manchester City, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are set to play in.

Therefore, there could be some resistance from those participating in the competition about flying to the States to play in two friendly matches when they would be hoping to enjoy some downtime ahead of the first trophy of the 2025/26 campaign.

Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, John Stones, Jack Grealish, Kyle Walker, Levi Colwill, Cole Palmer and Conor Gallagher are the nine stars who will see their schedules impacted further.

With the Premier League campaign concluding on May 25 and the friendlies scheduled to be played between June 15 and July 13, there is a high risk of the aforementioned players not truly enjoying any time away from the pitch at a time when conversations about the demanding fixture schedule are already rife within the sport.

It’s a problem that Tuchel is likely to be tasked with navigating, and one where he will certainly see both sides to the argument in what is his first stint as an international manager.