It’s almost exactly a month until England’s first game against France at the European Championship this summer and we are finally a little more than 24 hours away from knowing who will make up the Lionesses’ title-defence squad.

This week, Wiegman had, in her words, “honest conversations” with midfielder Fran Kirby that she would not be selected for this summer’s Euros squad unless another player got injured. The 31-year-old had intended to retire from international duty after the major tournament, but that decision was precipitated once Wiegman had sealed her fate.

England manager Sarina Wiegman has said she is close to deciding her full 23-player European Championship squad, with Lauren James progressing well in rehab.o