Fabian Delph has been placed on a standby list by England manager Roy Hodgson after a groin injury forced him out of Friday's Euro 2016 warm-up against Australia.
The Manchester City midfielder was, for many, a shock inclusion in Hodgson's provisional 26-man party, having seen first-team opportunities limited during an injury-hit season.
And the national team boss now concedes that Delph will have to rely on withdrawals from his final 23-man squad if he is to feature for England in France.
"I've put him on a standby list, which he understands and accepts," Hodgson said.
"I don't think it's going to be a long-term injury for him, so if I needed him and wanted him to come with us, it's easy for me to call him and ask him to do so.
"But I have actually said to him that, with the situation that we have with the other 25 players, it might be unlikely."
