Tottenham midfielder Winks eyeing England call
Tottenham midfielder Harry Winks believes a senior England call-up is within reach with Gareth Southgate in charge.
The 21-year-old remains focused on the Under-21s ahead of Monday’s friendly in Denmark but can see a clear pathway to Southgate’s squad. We tipped him as one of the next five debutants.
Aidy Boothroyd’s Under-21 side lost 1-0 against Germany on Friday – just Winks’ second cap after making his debut in France in November – as they continued their Euro 2017 build-up.
They were without Nathan Redmond and captain James Ward-Prowse after the Southampton pair made their senior debuts in the 1-0 loss to Germany on Wednesday.
Winks is young enough to play for the Under-21s at Euro 2019 but knows a Three Lions call could come if he continues to impress.
“The manager (Boothroyd) has told us that there are opportunities there, as long as we keep performing for club and country and doing well, then the opportunity is there to take,” he said.
“With someone like Gareth in charge, he likes young players and he’s keen to bring us through and give us opportunities.
“You could see that the other night (in the senior game against Germany), we had a lot of young players playing and it’s just down to us really, whether we perform at club level to get the call-up.
“My next step is to take it game-by-game, whether that’s for the Under-21s here or for Tottenham back at home.
“I’m quite young and all I can do is perform when I’m given the opportunities, I can’t read the future and I can’t say I should be here or I should be there.”