Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood says Nabil Bentaleb should go with France to this summer's World Cup.
Sherwood took many by surprise when he handed Bentaleb his Tottenham debut last month, but the 19-year-old, who worked under the current Spurs boss when he was in charge of the development team, has hit the ground running and is now considered a first-team regular.
"If he carries on the way he is at the moment he'll be knocking at the door for the French World Cup squad," the Tottenham manager said.
"He's got to make a decision. I'm not sure how much love the French are showing him now.
"He was in the wilderness. The French would have had to come and scout our Under-21s before, but now he's not in the wilderness and everyone is starting to know about him.
"He's performing regularly and if the English are serious about it, it probably could be an arm wrestle between them and the French.
"I haven't had a close look at who the French have got (in that position), but Nabil is a good player."
