Eddie Howe: 'Callum Wilson should be considered for England inclusion'

By Daniel Lewis, Senior Reporter | 21 September 2015

Eddie Howe says that Callum Wilson's "potential is limitless" following his impressive start to life in the Premier League with Bournemouth.

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe has urged Roy Hodgson to take a chance on Callum Wilson when he announces his latest England squad.

The 23-year-old has made an impressive start to life as a Premier League player by scoring five goals in six games for the Cherries.

Howe believes that Wilson is continuing to improve his all-round ability, which stands him in good stead for a place in Hodgson's side for the final set of Euro 2016 qualifiers against Estonia and Lithuania.

"It is not for me to decide," he is quoted as saying by FourFourTwo. "But I would certainly push him and ask for him to be considered due to the start he has had and throughout the whole of last season. He has all the attributes a modern-day striker needs.

"He is very quick and did really well for the first goal in showing strength and ability to roll the defender in a tight situation. It was a superb finish and he is full of confidence at the moment. It is great we are playing at this level and our players are being appreciated and talked about.

"I would like nothing more than for Callum to go on to make England appearances. His potential is limitless. He is strong, quick and a good finisher. One of the features of his performance against Sunderland was his hold-up play. His general link play was as good as I have seen it. He is developing all aspects of his game all the time."

Wilson joined Bournemouth from Coventry City last summer for a fee in the region of £3m.