Chris Smalling has been handed an England lifeline after Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate travelled to Italy to watch the in-form Roma defender against Inter Milan.
Preparations are under way for Euro 2020, when the Three Lions will play their group games at Wembley and hope to return for both the semis and final.
Southgate is analysing his options and it is understood the England manager went to Roma's Serie A clash with Inter with assistant Steve Holland on Friday to run his eye over Smalling.
The defender, who last appeared for the Three Lions in June 2017, has impressed on his season-long loan from Manchester United .
And the English centre-back seemingly impressed Southgate, as Smalling's Roma held Romelu Lukaku and Serie A leading Inter Milan to a goalless draw.
The build-up to the San Siro showdown was overshadowed by a controversial front page on Italian daily Corriere dello Sport on Thursday.
The newspaper was accused of fuelling racism after running the headline ' Black Friday ' alongside pictures of Inter's Lukaku and Roma's Smalling.
The cover attracted widespread criticism, with on-loan Roma defender Smalling describing it as "wrong and highly insensitive" while his former Manchester United team-mate Lukaku called it the "dumbest of headlines".
The pair both started Friday's encounter, where Lukaku came close to netting early on with a shot that Roma goalkeeper Antonio Mirante parried away.
Neither side could find the breakthrough though as Inter saw their five-match winning streak in Serie A come to an end. They are now two points clear of reigning champions Juve, while Roma climbed up to fourth.
