England manager Gareth Southgate said it was a “difficult decision” to omit midfielder Jordan Henderson from his provisional 33-man England squad for Euro 2024.

Henderson, 33, has won 81 caps since making his England debut in 2010.

The midfielder left Liverpool for Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia last summer before joining a struggling Ajax in January.

“He is a fantastic professional and it was a difficult call to make,” Southgate said.

“He’ll be a miss. He’s an exceptional individual and fantastic human being.

“The determining factor is the injury he picked up in the last camp. He missed five weeks and he just hasn’t been able to get to the intensity in the games since then.”