Overview

• Tuchel’s remark originated in a June talkSPORT interview the morning after England’s 3-1 friendly defeat to Senegal, when he said elements of Bellingham’s on-field fire could appear “a bit repulsive.”
• Announcing his latest England squad on Aug. 29, Tuchel publicly accepted responsibility for the wording and said there was no message or hidden agenda behind it.
• He stated he reached out to Bellingham straight away to apologise for the upset caused by the headlines.
• Bellingham is not in the September World Cup qualifying squad to face Andorra and Serbia as he recovers from shoulder surgery and continues rehabilitation.
• Tuchel noted he misspoke in a live interview conducted in his second language after a sleepless night following the Senegal loss.