After he endured multiple injuries and perhaps never reached top form in the second half of the season, many Liverpool supporters were hopeful that Andy Carroll would get to spend the summer resting.
That doesn't appear to be in the cards, though, as the 22-year-old striker has been named to England's provisional squad for this summer's European Under-21 Championships, according to TalkSPORT.
Like Carroll, Arsenal rising star Jack Wilshere has also been named to the squad, despite previous groans from manager Arsene Wenger.
Kenny Dalglish, however, has yet to comment on Carroll's inclusion.
England made it to the finals of the 2009 competition, losing to Germany 4-0 in the championship match.
The provisional 40-man squad is as follows:
Goalkeepers: Frankie Fielding (Blackburn), Scott Loach (Watford), Alex McCarthy (Reading)
Defenders: Joe Bennett (Middlesbrough), Ryan Bertrand (Chelsea), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal), Phil Jones (Blackburn), Michael Mancienne (Wolves – loan from Chelsea), Ben Mee (Leicester – loan from Man City), Kyle Naughton (Leicester – loan from Tottenham), Micah Richards (Manchester City), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), James Tomkins (West Ham) , Kieran Trippier (Barnsley – loan from Man City), Kyle Walker (Aston Villa – loan from Tottenham)
Midfielders: Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa), Jack Cork (Burnley – loan from Chelsea), Tom Cleverley (Wigan – loan from Man Utd), Mark Davies (Bolton), Adam Hammill (Wolves), Jordan Henderson (Sunderland), Jonathan Howson (Leeds), Adam Lallana (Southampton), Henri Lansbury (Norwich – loan from Arsenal), Josh McEachran (Chelsea), Fabrice Muamba (Bolton), Jack Rodwell (Everton), Danny Rose (Tottenham), Scott Sinclair (Swansea), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)
Strikers: Andy Carroll (Liverpool), Nathan Delfouneso (Aston Villa), Gary Hooper (Celtic), Jay Rodriguez (Burnley), Freddie Sears (West Ham), Daniel Sturridge (Bolton – loan from Chelsea), James Vaughan (Crystal Palace – loan from Everton), Danny Welbeck (Sunderland – loan from Man Utd), Connor Wickham (Ipswich)
