Loanee winger Ainsley Maitland-Niles has been named in the England U19 squad for friendlies in Germany and Croatia next month.

The England youngsters, who are coached by Aidy Boothroyd, take on the Germans in Bergisch Gladbach on Friday 4th September and Croatia in Zagreb the following Monday.

The games are preparation for the first qualifying round of the Euro U19 Championship, which take place in October, when they will face Finland, Italy and hosts Macedonia.

Maitland-Niles, 17, who is with the Blues for the season from Arsenal, has previously won caps at U17 and U18 levels but this is his first U19 call.

England U19s: Freddie Woodman (Crawley Town, loan from Newcastle United), Sam Howes (West Ham United), Jonjoe Kenny (Wigan Athletic, loan from Everton), Callum Connolly (Everton), Jake Clarke-Salter (Chelsea), Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), Kyle Walker-Peters (Tottenham Hotspur), Tafari Moore (Arsenal), Taylor Moore (RC Lens), Jordan Rossiter (Liverpool), Lewis Cook (Leeds United), Josh Onomah (Tottenham Hotspur), Louis Reed (Sheffield United), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Ipswich Town, loan from Arsenal), Sheyi Ojo (Wolverhampton Wanderers, loan from Liverpool), Dominic Solanke (Vitesse Arnhem, loan from Chelsea), Patrick Roberts (Manchester City), Adam Armstrong (Coventry City, loan from Newcastle United), Isaiah Brown (Vitesse Arnhem, loan from Chelsea), Tammy Abraham (Chelsea).

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MattinLondon added 11:14 - Aug 27 Congratulations to the lad — very well deserved and I hope it leads to a very successful career — his ability should shine in the Premier League for years But Aidy Boothroyd!!!! Whose bright idea was it to let him coach England's best young talents???
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Smithy added 15:41 - Aug 27 Aidy Boothroyd, wtf!! The lad will come back with neck ache
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