England U21 manager Gareth Southgate has hinted that he will not select Liverpool star Raheem Sterling for the upcoming European Championships.
Despite being a fully-fledged England international at senior level, there have been calls for Sterling to represent the Young Lions in the European Championships this summer in a bid to boost their chances in the UEFA competition.
However, manager Southgate has indicated that he will not include the 20-year old in his squad for Euro2015 as the Liverpool winger has sort of outgrown the U21s.
Southgate said: "There is a bit of it being about what is right for the development of the player, whether we think it is an experience that will benefit them. Then there is whether there is a connection with the rest of the group, what the dynamic of the team is, it depends on whether we see them at first-team level.
"An example would be Raheem Sterling who we now feel is an established international and other countries have similar situations like that.
"Germany have [Julian] Draxler for example who could play, but will now be with their seniors for certain. In France, [Paul] Pogba is eligible at that age group, but he's moved through that, every country has similar scenarios with their very top players and we'll make a judgement call on each of those."
