England are mapping out an acceleration programme for Arsenal's 16 year-old midfielder Jack Wilshere.

England U19 coach Brian Eastick predicts that Wilshere, at 16 the most precocious of Arsenal's wunder-crop, will be joining the group before long, but only after the appropriate discussions with Arsene Wenger.

"I think Wilshere will come up into the Under-19s after Christmas and the Under-21s after that. He is an outstanding young player. He can stay on the ball and manipulate it and see the killer pass. He is special," Eastick told the Guardian.