De Cler in for injured Gio
Tim de Cler has been called up by Holland to replace Giovanni Van Bronckhorst.
Tim de Cler has been called up to the Holland squad for next week's friendly against England.The AZ Alkmaar defender replaces Giovanni van Bronckhorst in Marco van Basten's 20-man party.
Van Bronckhorst has an Achilles tendon injury and has been forced to withdraw from the game.
De Cler will be hoping to make the most of his opportunity, after being surprisingly overlooked for the original squad.
Midfielders Evander Sno and David Mendes da Silva were new names in the squad selected by van Basten for the game at the Amsterdam ArenA.