A FORMER Albion star is among the unluckiest players to miss an England call-up, according to a recent poll.
Dan Burn has made 74 appearances for Brighton and Hove Albion after signing for the side in 2018.
In January, the 29-year-old joined his boyhood club Newcastle United for a fee of £13million.
After an impressive start at St. James’ Park, Burn’s name has been mentioned by fans and pundits alike as a potential option for Gareth Southgate’s England side.
However, ahead of friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast, Crawley-born manager Southgate picked Alexander-Arnold, James, Shaw, Coady, Maguire, Guehi, Mings, Stones and White as defensive options.
According to a recent poll by OLGB, the former Albion defender is the fourth unluckiest player not to be called up to England.
Burn got 9.66% of the vote.
Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho (19.31%) was the unluckiest not to be chosen, with AC Milan centre-back Fikayo Tomori (16.95%) coming second.
Brentford striker Ivan Toney (15.88%) was the other player to rank above Burn.
Here is the full list of the 11 players most deserving of recall, according to the OLGB poll:
Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) 19.31%
Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) 16.95%
Ivan Toney (Brentford) 15.88%
Dan Burn (Newcastle United) 9.66%
James Maddison (Leicester City) 7.94%
Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) 7.30%
Harvey Barnes (Leicester City) 6.01%
Matt Target (Newcastle United) 5.36%
Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) 5.36%
Craig Dawson (West Ham United) 4.08%
Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) 2.15%
Earlier this month, after photos of a Burn were released, many fans noticed the former Seagulls star was missing a finger.
Reportedly, Burn lost his ring finger on his right hand following an accident he was involved in as a teenager.
At age 13, Burn allegedly wore a ring while climbing a fence when she snagged on a spike, according to The Free Library.
The incident tore his finger off.
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Source: www.theargus.co.uk
This notice was published: 2022-03-25 13:56:57
