Borussia Dortmund aim to block Jude Bellingham from joining the England squad on Thursday.

The Daily Mail says the midfielder was due to be selected in Gareth Southgate's squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Albania, Poland and San Marino but Dortmund were contemplating blocking Bellingham on Tuesday night due to concerns that he will have to quarantine for 14 days upon his return and miss crucial matches including the Champions League quarter-final.

The FA believed they had been cleared to select the 17-year-old but the Bundesliga club are understood to have informed England they are now reluctant to release him.

There is hope the rules relating to quarantine will change by the time Bellingham is due to report for duty early next week.

Southgate could still select him in the hope of a rules relaxation.

Southgate has been dealt another blow by the news that No 1 keeper Jordan Pickford will miss this month's World Cup qualifiers. But Jesse Lingard is back on England's radar following his excellent start to life at West Ham.