The English national football team will have to do without Jude Bellingham in the forthcoming European Championship qualifiers in Malta (June 16) and against North Macedonia (June 19).
The Borussia Dortmund midfielder, who is on the verge of a move to Real Madrid, is suffering from a thigh injury.
Defender Lewis Dunk from Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion is also out, the English Football Association announced on Sunday. England started last March with victories in Italy (2-1) and against Ukraine (2-0) in the European Championship qualification.
During the week, BVB announced that the club had reached an agreement in principle with Real about the transfer of 19-year-old Bellingham to Madrid. The royals will pay a fixed transfer fee of 103 million euros for the national player if the transfer is made.