Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi can play “at the highest level”, according to England captain Harry Kane.
Hudson-Odoi, 18, is in the England squad for the 2020 European Championship qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Montenegro, despite not starting a Premier League match.
“He has been great over the last couple of days,” said Kane.
“We’re excited to have him. Everyone is fighting for places and he sees this as an opportunity for himself.”
The teenager has played 19 games for Chelsea this season, scoring five times, but his Premier League action has been restricted to six substitute appearances, totalling only 119 minutes of action.
Hudson-Odoi was part of the England side that won the Under-17 World Cup in 2017 but had not represented the country at Under-21 level before being drafted into the full squad.
He described his week as being “a crazy experience” but Kane has been impressed with the player after lining up against him in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup in January.
“We played against him in the cup and he put in a good performance – that was the first time I’d seen him play. He looks sharp and hungry,” added Kane.