Lukasz Fabianski has said he will talk to Matty Cash on Sunday about the Aston Villa defender's decision to declare his international allegiance to Poland.
Cash, who has a Polish mother, has had his application for Polish citizenship approved and will soon be available for selection for the national team according to Cezary Kulesza, the President of the Polish Football Association.
The defender attended the Polish embassy in London over the weekend ahead of switching his allegiance to the country of his maternal grandparent's birth and can now expect a call-up for the World Cup qualifiers against Hungary and Andorra in November.
Fabianski was asked for his opinion on Cash following the news and the goalkeeper was positive about the move.
"He has Polish roots. If he feels connected to our country, he really feels it internally, I don't see much of a problem." Fabianski told Meczyki. "He did a test of Polishness - does he know history, culture and whether he knows the language. Is it right? Personally, I think that these are not irrelevant things. If you represent a given country, it is not only on the pitch.
"At least I have this approach. It will ultimately determine the fans' perception of Cash, but I would not marginalize other factors that I mentioned. I feel like all eyes can be firmly on Matty for the first few months. I will talk to him about it because we play a match against each other on Sunday."
Cash was delighted with the confirmation of his citizenship and took to social media to express his joy.
"This is a very important day for me and my family," Cash said. "My application for Polish citizenship has been approved by the Polish authorities. I would like to thank the president, my family and other people who helped me in this. Time for new challenges, I will do my best for this country."
Ahead of his application Cash said: "I'm really ready for it, really excited. We're going through the paperwork at the minute and I've had the chance to meet the manager this morning.
"It'll be a real honour to play for this country. I've watched loads of games. The fans are brilliant, passionate. Hopefully, I can bring that to the side, passion, and 100 per cent commitment. That's my game."
With West Ham taking on Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon Fabianski will soon have the chance to talk to Cash about representing Poland, however, the two will not be international teammates.
In a bid to extend his club career Fabianski has recently retired from international duty after a 15-year career with Poland. The goalkeeper has also revealed that since his international retirement his representatives are in talks with West Ham over a contract extension at the club.
Fabianski is currently a few months into a one-year deal and is happy to go year-on-year with West ham but has no desire to hang up his gloves just yet with the Pole keen to keep playing until he is 40.
