<p>BURNLEY, England &mdash; England goalkeeper Nick Pope could miss the European Championship because he requires an operation on his injured knee.</p>
<p>Burnley manager Sean Dyche said Sunday that Pope will undergo “minor surgery” next week.</p>
<p>“That’s not ideal for him or us and possibly for the England team,” Dyche said.</p>
<p>Pope was likely to be England’s second-choice goalkeeper behind Jordan Pickford at Euro 2020.</p>
<p>England coach Gareth Southgate is scheduled to select his 26-man squad on Tuesday. The team’s first match is against Croatia on June 13.</p>
<p>Pope was absent for Burnley’s final game in the Premier League, at Sheffield United on Sunday, having missed the team’s last two games.</p>
<p>“It’s nothing too serious, we don’t think, but it still needed doing," Dyche said. “He was trying to get right for this game to give it a test but didn’t quite come through in training so he and we have had to make a judgment call on that.</p>
<p>“It’s mainly down to him and he knows what he’s got to do. He’ll have that (the operation) done this week and hopefully it will settle down for a quick recovery.”</p>
<p>If Pope does miss the Euros, Manchester United’s Dean Henderson will likely be backup to Pickford.</p>
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