England U21 manager Aidy Boothroyd believes Eddie Nketiah has a similar aura to the likes of Alan Shearer and Harry Kane.
Nketia is a goal away from being the record scorer for England's under-21 team with 14, passing Shearer and Francis Jeffers on 13.
And Boothroyd believes Nketiah will have a career more like the former than the latter.
"There's no doubt about it. He's destined for big things," Boothroyd said to reporters.
"His personality and his persona around the lads, he has an aura of responsibility and leadership about him.
"He's a natural, all the players like and respect him. We know what he gives on the pitch but he's good off the pitch. This is what we want our young England players to look like.
"How far can he go? He'll have to play regular games for his club.
"He's been getting good opportunities and he has been scoring goals and putting in good performances. I've worked with him for nearly three years and seen him get stronger and stronger. Hopefully we can see him take that next step to become a regular with Arsenal and then the seniors.
"He's got work to do and he'll the first person who will tell you that. But he can do really well. There's always comparisons with top players over generations. You look at the career that Alan had and Harry Kane who is our England captain now.
"If Eddie can get to that point where like those two players, he's in on goal, and you know he's going to score consistently, that's when you make that step from young to a senior player.
"He is nearly there, not far off, but he is in the company of those players I have mentioned which shows you how much I think about him and how much we think about him in the system."
