Thomas Tuchel is considering naming Cole Palmer in his upcoming England squad.Palmer withdrew from the Three Lions squad in September with a minor muscle injury.Cole Palmer has played 14 times for England since making his debut in 2023GettyThis led to some question marks over his commitment to the national team.The 24-year-old was controversially left out of Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad and has missed several international camps in recent times.Tuchel had said Palmer had a point to prove and needed ‘to step up’ to ‘keep his shirt and justify the nomination’. talkSPORT understands, as first reported by the Daily Telegraph, that Tuchel has made medical checks on the Chelsea star.This is a usual process and by no means a guarantee that he will be included when Tuchel names his England squad on Friday at 10am.What did Tuchel say on Palmer?Despite five players withdrawing from the England squad, Palmer took the most flak.The initial reason for the decision being stated as ‘load management’, but later detailed as a minor muscle issue.“My understanding is that he is playing with discomfort and pain, and he cannot compete at the highest level with discomfort and pain. So he withdrew and informed us, and Chelsea informed us,” Tuchel said in September.“For sure. It is a missed opportunity. He misses too many opportunities. I don’t blame him for it. It is just a fact.“He misses way too many camps with injuries, and I only want to rely on what I witness and see within in my team, and for that you have to be in camp.Tuchel is set to name his England squad on FridayGetty“And if you’re not in camp, there is a next level to impress that you cannot achieve because you can only do it when you are actually on the pitch with me. So yes, it is a missed opportunity.”Palmer’s England commitmenttalkSPORT’s live football anchor Adrian Durham was not impressed with Palmer’s withdrawal in September.Durham raised question marks about whether the Chelsea star actually wants to put on a Three Lions shirt.“I’m questioning his commitment to England,” Durham said. “Does he really want to play for England? If you don’t, tell the world you don’t want to play for England.“Because just picking and choosing when you want to play for England is actually disrupting other number 10s like [Nottingham Forest’s] Morgan Gibbs-White, like [Fulham’s] Josh King, who might want to play for England.“We’re all agreed Cole Palmer is a really good footballer. But, other than that goal in the Euro final, I’ve not really seen, on a consistent basis, any kind of quality or commitment from him.Palmer has three goals and three assists in the Premier League this seasonGetty“So let’s have it from Cole Palmer. Do you want to play for England or do you not want to play for England?”The England squad for their upcoming Nations League fixtures against Croatia and Spain will be announced at 10am on Friday. England face Croatia at Wembley next Thursday before facing the world champions at the Metropolitano in Madrid with the Three Lions currently second in the group, three points behind leaders Spain.