9月30日，24直播网报道，天空体育的记者Rob Dorsett透露，对于英格兰国家队、英格兰足球协会以及他们的主教练图赫尔来说，曼城这一消息的公布时机无疑十分不利。这一突发新闻的披露距离英格兰队即将展开的欧国联第二场比赛不到两小时，而这场关键的胜利是他们继续争夺八强席位的关键所在。

As the players made their way to the stadium, the significant news was bound to reach their ears. It's likely that the English Football Association's top brass convened an urgent high-level meeting to discuss the necessary responses. Bear in mind, the planned post-game interviews with head coach Tuchel and the players were scheduled to take place, yet under the current circumstances, it's hard to envision anyone from their ranks speaking calmly about the issue.

在最新的阵容名单中，曼城的三位现役球员格伊、安德森及因伤未能参赛的奥赖利均赫然在列。而今晚将代表英格兰队首发出战的特拉福德，尽管目前效力利兹联，但他的职业生涯始于曼城青训营。这四位球员，作为球队的核心力量，在听闻这一变动后，心中难免涌现出对未来的不确定感。

英格兰的球员们无不对此事热议纷纷，这一议题目前牢牢占据了他们的思想空间。这一情况使得球员们难以摆脱纷扰，难以轻松投入，无法全神贯注于当前的赛事之中。