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Lauren James not in England's Euros squad despite being third most expensive player ever

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England's squad for Euro 2022 despite being the third-most-expensive women's player of all time.James, 20, joined Chelsea from Manchester United last year for a fee of around £200,000 - a record amount between two Women's Super League clubs.

It also made her one of the costliest transfers of all time in the women's game, behind only Milene Domingues' move to Rayo Vallecano in 2003 and Pernille Harder's switch to Chelsea in 2020.Former Manchester United forward James, sister of Chelsea men's ace Reece, made only six top-flight appearances last term as she struggled to recover from injury. READ MORE: Lauren Hemp "can win a game on her own" and is "key" for England's Euro 2022 successThat meant her chances of making it into Sarina Wiegman's squad for the Euros were slim, and so it proved as the Dutch coach left James out when the time came last month.Despite her status as one of the game's most expensive players, the youngster has never actually won an England cap.

She received her first call-up for the Lionesses in November 2020 when Phil Neville was in charge but failed to get on the pitch. Do you think England will win the Euros this summer?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.She'll be hoping to rediscover her form from her time at Manchester United when the Women's Super League returns on September 9.

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