As soon as Bukayo Saka returned to the Three Lions lineup at St. George's Park, Declan Rice and Luke Shaw mocked him about his previous run-in with fame.
Following Arsenal's Europa League elimination at the hands of Sporting CP on Thursday evening, the Arsenal player FaceTimed with social media heiress Kim Kardashian and her son Saint, and his teammates couldn't resist the chance to make fun of him.
In a video posted on the Three Lions' official Twitter account, Saka can be seen approaching Rice and Shaw to greet them. However, after the call, Rice wonders aloud if Saka is above them.
He doesn't want us any longer, bro, because he was on FaceTime with Kim Kardashian. Ribbed rice.
Saka questioned, "Do you want to say hello to me or not?" with faux anger.
Shaw and Rice quickly gave in, and the group hugged and wished each other luck as they reassembled for overseas service.
On Instagram Stories, Kardashian posted a video of her and Saint speaking with the 21-year-old, referring to the international as "the boys favorite player for Arsenal" and tagging the north London team.
The Skims tycoon had earlier in the evening cut an unlikely figure when watching the Europa League round-of-16 match at the Emirates.
However, it appeared as though Kardashian was preoccupied with the penalty shootout that decided the game. She chose to record the young player's penalty, which was fired past the goalkeeper of the Portuguese team, Antonio Adan.
Kardashian and her group caught up with Dele Alli, the former Tottenham star who has been frozen out at Super Lig club Besiktas, where he is presently playing on loan, as part of her self-described "football trip," as she continued to meet up with players.
Kendall Jenner traveled across the channel to join Kardashian in Paris to see Paris Saint-2-0 Germain's loss to Rennes at the Parc des Princes.
After the game, Kardashian met Kylian Mbappe, a French international, and FaceTimed with Neymar, who was injured.
Despite some light-hearted jabs, Saka, Rice, and Shaw will be totally committed to earning a spot in the European Championships in 2024.
England will line up against the Azzuri for the second time since losing the match on penalties in order to exact revenge for their loss in the 2021 final. Their campaign will begin against Roberto Mancini's Italy in Napoli.
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