Jacob Ramsey believes time is on his side as far as England is concerned - and so does Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard.
The home-grown youngster was named as part of Lee Carsley’s Under-21 squad this week, having been an outside bet to make Gareth Southgate’s seniors.
That now looks a stretch as the fight to make the plane to Qatar was ramped up a notch this week but the Brummie, who scored the winner in a scrappy 1-0 victory over Southampton, still believes he can make the step up.