Belgium have gone early with their 26 man Euro 2021 squad. Monday (17 May 2021) seeing them name nine players from the Premier League in the finals squad (see below)….

Looks like Mitro the only Newcastle player at World Cup as Matz Sels caught up in Belgium’s embarrassing mattress incident.

Matz Sels named in Belgium’s initial World Cup list of 28, one of three Premier League goalkeepers in the squad.

On the same day he named Thierry Henry as an assistant, Roberto Martinez has called up Newcastle’s Matz Sels.

Buying players in bulk from Calais’ duty-free now looks in the past, with Holland and Belgium now leading the way.