Morgan Gibbs-White is on England's radar after Gareth Southgate's No 2 Steve Holland made a check on the Nottingham Forest star at the club's training ground.
The England manager and Holland were at the City Ground for Forest's recent Carabao Cup semi-final tie against Manchester United, where Gibbs-White caught the eye even though his team were beaten 3-0.
Soon after that game, Sportsmail understands Holland attended the Nigel Doughty Academy, just outside Nottingham, to watch Steve Cooper's men put through their paces.
Although Gibbs-White did not train that day, he is thought to had a conversation with Holland.