Tammy Abraham says there was never any prospect of pledging his international future to anyone other than England, despite Nigeria making overtures to him earlier this year.
Abraham was born and raised in London but is eligible for Nigeria through his father, who is friends with Amaju Pinnick, president of the country's football federation. Abraham and his father met with Pinnick in September, which led to claims that he had promised his future to Nigeria, claims that the Chelsea forward quickly denied.
Now, after being called up to Gareth Southgate's England senior squad for the friendlies against Germany and Brazil, Abraham maintains that there was never any real prospect of him playing for Nigeria.