Lille midfielder Angel Gomes is proud of his first England U21 call.
Gomes declined a contract at Manchester United and joined Lille before shining last season on loan in Portugal with Boavista.
"It was surreal really because in my eyes I thought I was pretty far away from the 21s even though I had a good season in Portugal," said Gomes, who helped England win the Under-17 World Cup in 2017.
"The manager rang me saying he had watched some of the games in Portugal and had been keeping his eye on me, so to get that [phone call] was nice.
"To be back is amazing and to have the opportunity is something I have been working on in the last couple of years. I'm delighted to be back
"The call gave me the motivation to keep doing what I'm doing and try and do more with each opportunity you get."
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