Manchester City youngster Nico O’Reilly has been called up to the England squad for October’s internationals against Wales and Latvia.
O’Reilly moves up to the senior squad from the u-21 side, following the withdrawal of Chelsea captain Reece James through injury.
The 20-year-old has been a regular for England at youth level, earning caps from u-16 duty to the u-20 side. He has been recognised by Thomas Tuchel after a strong start to the season at the Etihad, where has has started seven games across all competitions.
The versatile O’Reilly adds options for Tuchel, having operated at left-back and in midfield.
England face Wales in a friendly fixture on Thursday, before continuing their World Cup qualification campaign against Latvia on Tuesday October 14th.
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