Kyle Walker is England’s new vice-captain (Photo: Getty)
Gareth Southgate has chosen Kyle Walker to be England’s new vice-captain for Euro 2024, according to reports.
The Manchester City star replaces Jordan Henderson who had served as Harry Kane’s deputy since 2018 but did not make the plane to Germany this summer.
As reported by the Daily Mail, Walker was selected having captained his club to a fourth-straight Premier League title this season.
Alongside the likes of Kane and Jordan Pickford, the right-back has been a near ever present in the Three Lions squad under Southgate and is once again set to play a huge part at the Euros which get underway on Friday night.
England kick-off their tournament on Sunday night against Serbia.
Henderson had been expected to continue in his role as vice-captain having done so at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups as well as Euro 2020.
However, the former Liverpool skipper did not even make Southgate’s preliminary squad having endured a tough campaign after making a controversial transfer to Saudi Pro League Al-Ettifaq last summer.
Jordan Henderson was not picked for England’s Euro 2024 squad (Photo: Getty)
He joined Ajax in January with the aim of improving his chances of an England call-up, but his form did not improve with promising youngsters Kobbie Mainoo and Adam Wharton picked instead.
34-year-old Walker meanwhile is the oldest player in England’s 26-man squad, received his first cap in 2011, and has represented his country at every major tournament since Euro 2016.
He has won 83 caps so far and should overtake Manchester United legend Gary Neville as England’s most capped right-back during the Euros.
There would surely have been other names in contention to be Kane’s vice, including Pickford, Kieran Trippier and Declan Rice.
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