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D-day approaches for Leeds United youngster ahead of potentially huge summer

Charlie Cresswell will find out if he is involved in this summer's U21 European Championship on Wednesday after the Leeds United man was called up for England's pre-tournament training camp.

The 20-year-old defender linked up with the Young Lions provisional squad for the camp last week, and is one of four centre-halves who were invited to train with the others being Manchester City's Taylor Harwood-Bellis (on loan at Burnley), Chelsea's Levi Colwill (on loan at Brighton) and Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite (on loan at PSV).

U21 coach Lee Carsley will name his final squad on June 14 for the tournament which is being staged in Romania and Georgia and which gets under way on June 21. England have been drawn in Group C for the initial stage of the tournament along with Germany, Israel, and the Czech Republic.

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Cresswell will hope to be involved after an impressive season on loan at Millwall, which just saw the Lions miss out on a Championship play-off place on the final match of the season.

The Whites youngster made 28 appearances for Gary Rowett's men and will hope his experience in South London is enough to force his way not only into the young Lions' plans this summer, but into Leeds United's plans next season.

Leeds currently have Robin Koch, Maximilian Wober, Pascal Struijk and Liam Cooper on their books in the cente-half department, while Diego Llorente is expected to return to the club following a disappointing loan spell with Italian giants Roma.

Leeds, of course, suffered relegation from the Premier League last month and, as such, there could well be a reshuffle this summer. Cresswell could be in a position to benefit if he can build on a positive Championship loan with a successful European Championship campaign with England under-21s.

England under-21 confirmed training squad

Goalkeepers: Josh Griffiths (West Bromwich Albion), Carl Rushworth (Brighton and Hove Albion), James Trafford (Manchester City), Anthony Patterson (Sunderland)

Defenders: Max Aarons (Norwich City), Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Levi Colwill (Brighton & Hove Albion, loan from Chelsea), Charlie Cresswell (Leeds United), Lewis Hall (Chelsea), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Manchester City), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), Luke Thomas (Leicester City)

Midfielders: Tommy Doyle (Manchester City), Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), James Garner (Everton), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), James McAtee (Manchester City), Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur)

Forwards: Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Cameron Archer (Aston Villa), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United)

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