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West Ham boss Moyes: Antonio can gatecrash England Euros squad

West Ham boss David Moyes wants to see Michail Antonio commit to England.

The West Ham star is one of 15 UK-based players on Jamaica's radar ahead of next year's World Cup in Qatar.

He turned down the chance to represent Jamaica in 2016 and was called up to two England squads under Sam Allardyce and Gareth Southgate.

But, crucially, he didn't make his debut and that has left the door open for the 30-year-old to be approached by the Jamaican FA.

Moyes said: “If he could score a bundle of goals he would come into consideration but when you start with Harry Kane and then you have Dominic Calvert-Lewin and others, then England have a lot of strikers who are scoring goals in the Premier League.

“If I'm looking at it from a distance, Gareth has tended to choose some of the more youthful players over some more senior.

“But if Mick scores a bundle for us and helps us in the run-in then I'm still hopeful it might happen."

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