Mauricio Pochettino was encouraged to see his England players, Cole Palmer and Conor Gallagher, return to Cobham on Wednesday.
Palmer, the newest member of the Three Lions, was congratulated by the head coach (photos above and below).
The 21-year-old’s outstanding showing against his previous team, Manchester City, was the only reason he was called up on Monday. After that, he was used as a substitute in England’s two European Championship qualifying matches—the victory over Malta and the draw away to North Macedonia.

Cole immediately returned to training with his club teammates in the hopes of maintaining his current winning streak and securing a position in Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the Euros.

Since Palmer made his Chelsea debut in the first team at the beginning of last month, we have examined his influence in more detail. The numbers demonstrate how important a role he plays wherever Pochettino asks him to play.

Gallagher, his new international teammate, who is also having a fantastic season under Pochettino, joined him.

Gallagher only played for the opening 45 minutes against Malta during the international window, so he should be ready to go when we visit St James’ Park on Saturday to play Newcastle United.

Goalie Djordje Petrovic was the other international to play again today at Cobham. He was a member of the Serbian team that, with a draw with Bulgaria, guaranteed their spot at Euro 2024.

Surprisingly, for someone who has qualified for three World Cups (as Serbia), they will be competing in their first European Championship under their current team name.

Those who represented their country yesterday night—Axel Disasi, Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Nicolas Jackson, and Noni Madueke—remain to return to Cobham.

At our training center in Surrey, on a crisp winter’s morning, Christopher Nkunku was obviously enjoying himself as he continued his rehabilitation exercises on the grass.

The French forward’s fitness to play on Saturday will be determined later this week; both Nkunku and Pochettino had anticipated that would be the case before the international window.