Injury blow: Darren Bent has not played since February

'Is he a concern for the summer? Yes, he has got to be. He is struggling. It is not a rupture but it is sore and it's bothering him at the moment.

'After Sunday he will have some injections. Maybe a few weeks' rest might clear it up, though the specialists think (it could heal in) a week or 10 days after the end of the season.'

Hodgson names his 23-man squad on Wednesday - and they head to a training camp in Marbella on May 21, when Parker will have to prove his fitness.

Hodgson has until May 29 to submit his final squad to UEFA, but Smalling is  definitely a non-starter.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said: 'He is going to miss the Euro Championship with a torn groin muscle. Certainly he's got a bad injury.'

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