Gareth Southgate has namechecked two Leeds United players as being in contention for the England Euro 2021 squad.
The tournament was postponed until next year due to the coronavirus, which has given players an extra 12 months to state their case for inclusion in Southgate's squad.
For Southgate, that includes Whites pair Kalvin Phillips and Ben White, who have both been among the Championship's star performers this season.
Their lack of Premier League football does not bother Southgate, who says England's analysis of young players means, just because they have not made the senior squad yet, it does not rule them out of contention for next summer.
“When we’re analysing our players, and we’ve done quite a lot of in-depth analysis over the past months, position by position, we talk about potential a lot,” he said to The Independent.
“With the [Mason] Greenwoods and the [Phil] Fodens I think that’s fine.
“The danger is when you’re still talking about potential at 24 and 25. It depends on what their season starts to look like.
“If they have a season in terms of opportunity, like Mason Mount did this year, playing in the Champions League, playing in a top-four side, playing under pressure, then that can be a great development year for them.
“I’m very conscious there will be a group of around 30 to 35 who have been in and around our squad the past 12 to 18 months, who will be in the frame, but there will be some guys who come late.
“We’ve talked about those two, but it could be a Ben White, who has been on loan at Leeds, or a Kalvin Phillips, that haven’t played Premier League football yet.
“Those sorts of players could come into the frame. We’re always open to what it looks like.”
