Wales Recall Brooks For 2024 UEFA Euro Qualifiers Against Armenia And Turkey

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Wales have recalled David Brooks to the squad for the first time following his recovery from Hodgkin Lymphoma. 

Midfielder, David Brooks returns for the first time since October 2021 when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma, which forced him to withdraw from that international window.

Liam Cullen has also been added to the squad as Sorba Thomas and Wes Burns are omitted from the midfield selection.

Luton’s Tom Lockyer has been left out in defence after his collapse during their Championship Play-Off Final triumph, with uncapped Morgan Fox instead coming into the squad to replace Lockyer.

Bristol City’s Joe Low meanwhile has received his first international senior call-up in defence, having spent the second half of this season on loan at Walsall.

Wayne Hennessey, Danny Ward and Adam Davies have all been retained in goal from March’s international window, whilst Page also named an unchanged forward selection.

Wales will host Armenia in Cardiff on Friday 16 June at 7:45pm BST, before visiting Turkey in Samsun on Monday 19 June at 8:45pm CEST (7:45pm UK Time), with both matches broadcast live on Premier Sport in the UK.

Page’s Welsh dragons currently sit second in UEFA Euro Qualifying Group D on goal difference from Croatia, yet can go top in this window because Croatia are involved in Nations League Finals instead.

Here is Wales’ 25-man squad to face Armenia and Turkey in full.

Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey (Nottingham Forest), Danny Ward (Leicester City), Adam Davies (Sheffield United)

Defence: Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur), Ben Cabango (Swansea City), Joe Rondon (Rennes – on loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Chris Mepham (Bournemouth), Ethan Ampadu (Spezia on loan from Chelsea), Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest), Connor Roberts (Burnley), Morgan Fox (Unattached)

Midfield: Harry Wilson (Fulham), Joe Morrell (Portsmouth), Ollie Cooper (Swansea City), Jordan James (Birmingham City), Daniel James (Fulham – on loan froom Leeds), Aaron Ramsey (Nice), Liam Cullen (Swansea City), David Brooks (Bournemouth)

Forward: Nathan Broadhead (Ipswich Town), Kieffer Moore (Bournemouth), Luke Harris (Fulham), Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest), Tom Bradshaw (Millwall)

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