Phil Foden warned uncapped star and three other players still ahead of him before England recall

Phil Foden has been told an uncapped Premier League star is more deserving of an England call-up than the in-form midfielder. It follows calls for Foden to be handed a Three Lions return following his hat-trick for Manchester City on Tuesday night. The 26-year-old scored three goals and added an assist in a 5-1 home win over AEK Athens in the Champions League. Having also scored against Ipswich Town at the weekend, Foden now has four goals and three assists in eight appearances across all competitions. Despite a recent suspension for a red card in the Manchester derby , he has started all but one of his outings under Enzo Maresca so far this term. However, talkSPORT’s Gabby Agbonlahor remains unconvinced Foden is far enough up the England pecking order to receive a recall. Thomas Tuchel has not included him since the March friendlies against Uruguay and Japan. As well as missing out on a place in the World Cup squad, Foden was also left out for the recent Nations League matches against Spain, Czech Republic and Croatia. Does Foden deserve an England recall? Following Foden’s display against AEK, Agbonlahor was asked by Alan Brazil on Breakfast if he would grant Foden an England recall. The former Aston Villa striker responded by explaining: “No, not yet. For the reasons of, Jude Belingham, let’s just forget about him, he’s out there on his own as our No.1 choice No.10. “Then the manager loves Morgan Rogers, rightly so, fantastic player, he can do it on the left or right, but he does love that No.10 position. “And also I’ll put Cole Palmer still ahead of Phil Foden, fantastic hat-trick last night, but Cole Palmer started off the season well.” As for who could earn a call-up next month, he added: “You’ve got Palmer there, he’s got two goals, three assists in the Premier League so far this season. “But after Palmer, before (Morgan) Gibbs-White, before (Eberechi) Eze, before Foden, before (James) Maddison, who’s coming back now and who’s looking to get back into it, I would go with Josh King. “He’s got two goals in the Premier League this season, if I watch him for Fulham, and obviously it’s harder for Fulham, they haven’t got the players like Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid. Whenever I watch him, he’s some player.” Josh King has yet to make his senior international debut but has already featured nine times for England’s Under-21s. The 19-year-old was also called up for the World Cup warm-up matches against New Zealand and Costa Rica in June. King has started each of Fulham’s opening seven Premier League matches this season, scoring twice. England’s No.10 options Jude Bellingham , Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer were all included by Tuchel for the September and October internationals along with Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze. However, Palmer later withdrew from the squad and was replaced by Morgan Gibbs-White . It leaves Foden stranded on 49 senior caps for the Three Lions since making his debut aged 20 under Gareth Southgate back in 2020. He has since scored four goals for England as well as featuring at Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024. Tuchel will name his next squad at the start of November ahead of the conclusion to the Nations League league phase. England host Croatia on November 12 before a trip to Madrid to face Spain three days later.