Euro 2024: Eric Dier Believes He Deserves Spot In England's Squad

Eric Dier believes he is playing the best football of his career and warrants a place in England바카라�s Euro 2024 squad. (More Football News)

The 30-year-old has been a regular for Bayern Munich since his eye-catching loan switch in January, having dropped down the pecking order at Tottenham where he made only four appearances under Ange Postecoglou.

Dier has impressed for the German giants but Southgate overlooked the 49-cap England defender for March바카라�s final camp before naming his Euros squad.

The centre-back has not played for the national team since their World Cup last-16 win over Senegal in December 2022 but believes he deserves to be in consideration to go to a fourth major tournament.

바카라�Obviously, I want to be a part of the England set-up and I believe that I should be a part of it, that I바카라�m that level of a player,바카라� Dier told The Overlap podcast.

바카라�I haven바카라�t spoken at all to Gareth Southgate, but you try and play as well as possible for your club and then the decision is out of your hands.

바카라�Since the World Cup, I wouldn바카라�t say that I바카라�ve had any dip in form, I바카라�m playing the best football of my career since (Antonio) Conte came (to Tottenham in 2021) and I바카라�ve carried it on since I바카라�ve been here, and I think I바카라�ve shown that.

바카라�People think that I바카라�m 37 or something, but I바카라�m 30 years-old and am nowhere near the end of my prime and imagine that this will be my prime.

바카라�When I look around the players I바카라�ve played with in my career, like (Mousa) Dembele, (Jan) Vertonghen, (Toby) Alderweireld, (Hugo) Lloris 바카라� all these guys, they were 31, 32 and were playing their best football at Tottenham.바카라�

Dier went to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups as well as Euro 2016, but had to watch England바카라�s run to the final of the last European Championship three years ago from afar.

Southgate was asked at March바카라�s squad announcement about overlooking the former Sporting Lisbon player for the friendlies against Brazil and Belgium.

바카라�He바카라�s a player that if we felt he was the best for that role, he could slot easily back in ahead of the Euros.

바카라�Clearly he바카라�s a player we know really well,바카라� the England boss said of Dier. 바카라�He바카라�s only had seven starts this season.

바카라�Bayern have had a mixed period but it바카라�s good to see Eric playing. It바카라�s a great move for him, playing for such a big club.

바카라�I think there is more value for us at the moment in looking at a (Jarrad) Branthwaite, who we haven바카라�t worked with before because we know about Eric.

바카라�If Eric is playing well and is playing better than all the others by the end of the season, we can bring him in. I바카라�m also mindful he바카라�s stuck on 49 caps and that바카라�s nearly as uncomfortable for me, given what he바카라�s given us, as it is for him!바카라�