Euro 2020 qualifiers: 5 young stars who could be called up by England for October's fixtures

#5 Tammy Abraham

After a blistering start to the season, surely it's time for Tammy Abraham to return to the England squad?

Okay, so it is true that Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has already been called up by England before; he received two caps while playing on loan at Swansea in late 2017, appearing in the friendly games against Germany and Brazil. But that was a long time ago – and can there really be any doubt that the Blues hitman now deserves another bite of the apple?

Simply put, Abraham has been one of the Premier League’s hottest strikers thus far in 2019/20, scoring 7 goals in just 6 starts for Frank Lampard’s side, including a tremendous hat-trick against Wolves. But it’s not just Abraham’s goalscoring exploits that warrant an England call-up – it’s his overall improvement, too.

Abraham proved he was an expert poacher during his loan season at Bristol City back in 2016/17, but he struggled on loan at Swansea City a season later, playing in a side who were unable to create many chances.

At Aston Villa in the Championship last season however, Abraham showed marked improvement to lead the line and score 26 goals – and already this season he’s showing signs of being able to carve out his own chances; witness his brilliant second goal against Norwich or his third against Wolves.

With Harry Kane being England’s only proven out-and-out goalscorer, there’s definitely a spot to fill in the Three Lions’ squad. Gareth Southgate seems to view Marcus Rashford more as a wide forward and while Bournemouth’s Callum Wilson has also been impressive, he’s also 6 years older than Abraham and somewhat injury prone.

With the Chelsea striker looking to confirm his international future as lying with England, surely this month is the right time for Southgate to call him up again – and give him his first competitive caps.