England manager Gareth Southgate is set to name his second squad as Three Lions manager next Thursday, ahead of a friendly with Germany and a World Cup qualifier with Lithuania at the end of March. 

One club which has caught the eye of the former Middlesbrough boss more often than not is Southampton. The Saints have a proud history of producing top young England players, with the likes of Alan Shearer, Matt Le Tissier and Theo Walcott all listed as alumni in their famed academy.

Recent years have seen the likes of Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert and Ryan Bertrand all handed a call up whilst playing for the southerners, however, they will be keen to see that list grow next week.

Southgate watches on as the Saints beat Champions Leicester.

After a mixed start to the season, including being dumped out of Europe with a damning late goal from Harpoel Be’er Sheeva, Claude Puel guided his side to a Wembley final and looks to have sorted their goalscoring woes with a return to a 4-2-3-1 system and the canny addition of Manolo Gabbiadini.

However, there have also been much improved performances from some of the English players within the squad and, with that in mind, Southgate could be considering these two for a call up…

Nathan Redmond

The summer signing got off to a slow start at St. Mary’s after his summer move, however, having been unshackled by Puel and handed a free role up the top, the England U21 international has stepped up in some style.

The former Norwich and Birmingham man bagged a brace in the 4-2 win over Watford at the weekend, as well as scoring the vital first goal in the Saints’ EFL Cup semi-final with Liverpool.

James Ward-Prowse

The England U21 captain will be well in the mind of his former youth manager, Southgate, and has been on the radar of England selectors for some time.

The midfielder, who has long been praised for his ability from a dead ball, has embraced Puel’s tactical change and is currently enjoying his best spell of form in a Saints shirt, could it bring a senior call up?