Chalobah set for England debut

The midfielder has made 97 caps as a youth international, but is yet to debut for the senior squad. He has been exceptionally unlucky in his quest for a starting position, having been sidelined for the World Cup with a horror injury. 

The former Chelsea man remarked on his tough injury test. "A fractured kneecap - it's not one in football really, to be fair. 

"It's more of a skier's injury I heard. But I don't know, I was just unlucky I think, but it is behind me now.

"Rehabilitation was a lot different to usual. I won't go into too many details. I don't want to...

"I had the op and couldn't bend my leg for a few weeks, which meant I lost a lot of muscle and then I had to let the tendon heal and so on and so forth. It was a tough process, to be fair, but one that I can say I got over now, hopefully."

Continuing about his latest call-up, the 23-year-old said: "But, yeah, it was a great one for me, really, because this group of players - as everyone has seen - they did really well in the tournament.

"I knew it was going to happen because I'd seen the way they were working together, and I had seen the bond the group was getting together.

"It wasn't a surprise to me at all, but I think for a lot of the young players now out there, it's a great time to be involved."