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The Guardian // Sport // Football

Welbeck’s career revival can put him back on England’s World Cup radar

Friday 24th October 2025, 7:00AM

Brighton forward is playing the best football of his career at 34 and Thomas Tuchel could have a vacancy next summerAge appears no barrier for Thomas Tuchel’s England. An 18-month contract as a one-shot deal – North America or bust – little need to plan for the future. Any legacy is bound up in the success or failure of Mission 2026, hence the expected presence of “good tourist” Jordan Henderson, 36 less than a week after the World Cup kicks off.Though Harry Kane is immovable, undroppable, there may yet be a vacancy for an athletic, intelligent, hard-working forward, capable of linking play and leading the press, should Ollie Watkins or Dominic Solanke falter. Anyone meeting the demands of modern forward play: apply within. Continue reading...

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