Manchester City youngster Tomas Galvez has admitted his delight at earning his first full international call-up.

The youngster feels very English, as he was born in Watford and has been in the country his whole life.

However, he also stated that he chose to represent Finland due to the connection with his mother.

"The first time I got called up it was an email but I didn't read it properly," he told the Manchester Evening News.

"Initially I thought it was a normal under-21 call-up.

"It took me a week later until I realized. My dad called me and said 'Tomas, you do realize you've been called up to the first team.'

“That was when I realized and looked back at the email and it said the official men's team. At first I thought it was the under-21s. I was ready to go to the under-21s. I was over the moon."

"That was amazing, first walking out onto the pitch," he added.

"It's the moments you dream of as a kid making your debut for the first team. Obviously making my debut for the first team for my country before my club is something you don't see often. It was a special feeling.

"It was a choice to play for Finland. I got called up for the Finland team when I was 12 or 13. Ever since then I just enjoyed it. The people there, I've got friends there. Right now, for my development it's good to stay with the Finnish team.

"Spain was an option as well. If you look at it for my career-wise, I'm trying to break through as quickly as I can. I spoke to my agents, family, people around me. They all agreed that Finland is potentially one of the best opportunities I've got right now.

"England is stereotypically the harder country to get into for obvious reasons, for me Finland is the right option right now. The future will tell what happens.

"My mum loves it. It gives her a reason to go back to Finland when there's an international break. I've got loads of family in Finland who are very supportive. They love coming to watch me play in Finland."