Kalvin Phillips has revealed his confidence of pushing his way into the England squad when he helps to make Leeds United 'an established Premier League side again'.
The midfielder has been a star for Marcelo Bielsa's side in recent seasons and is widely regarded to be the best player outside of the Premier League.
That has led to growing calls for England boss Gareth Southgate to hand an international debut to the Elland Road academy graduate, particularly as options in the deeper midfield are not extensive.
Securing that opportunity while playing outside of the Premier League would certainly be a difficult challenge and promotion would likely be required for the situation to arise.
However, Phillips believes is he is 'on the border' of being an international footballer and believes his opportunity will come once Leeds are playing in the top-flight.
And, amid speculation on his future, he also reiterated his desire to snub any transfer advances to spend the entirety of his career at the club.
"All I can do is stay fit and carry on doing what I’m doing. I know the bar is incredibly high for international footballers, but I feel like I’m on the border of that," he told FourFourTwo.
"Once Leeds have become an established Premier League side again, I’ll be competing with the best. Hopefully I can do well enough to convince Gareth Southgate that I deserve a spot in his squad.
"I want to spend my career at Leeds, and see the club doing well in the Premier League.
"I’m just enjoying every minute right now."
