Brentford boss Thomas Frank has backed Ivan Toney to force his way into the England squad.
The 25-year-old was not named in Gareth Southgate's latest squad, announced on Thursday, with former Brentford man Ollie Watkins, now of Aston Villa, recalled as back-up to Harry Kane.
“If Ivan continues to perform as he's done so far I think he definitely will be," Frank said when asked if he believed last year's Championship top scorer could be capped by the end of the season.
“I think he is already looking at him, Gareth, and I would expect that. Gareth has done a fantastic job as the England manager and he's a very detailed man so I'm convinced that he's looking at Ivan.
“Then it's a balance between who's already in the squad, different types and all that. But Ivan's performances, if he continues like this, will be in the run for that position in the squad."
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