Watford midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah is in line to be promoted into the full England set-up by manager Gareth Southgate.
The England manager is a huge fan of the 22-year-old, who left Chelsea in search of regular first team football earlier this summer.
And Sportsmail understands Chalobah is firmly in Southgate's thinking ahead of the new season.
It remains to be seen whether the midfielder will receive his first call up for the World Cup qualifying double-header against Malta and Slovakia at the start of September.