Chelsea loanee Tammy Abraham backed to make the 2018 England World Cup squad after stunning start to the season
Striker scored twice on his Three Lions Under-21 debut to add to his 11 Bristol City goals this season
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BRISTOL CITY boss Lee Johnson has backed striker Tammy Abraham to make England's 2018 World Cup squad.
The Chelsea loanee has started the season on fire with 11 goals in 11 starts at the Championship side.
The 19-year-old also kept up his impressive goalscoring form for England Under-21's this weekend by scoring twice on his full debut.
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And Johnson, believes the highly-rated talent can represent the Three Lions in Russia if he continues to find the net.
Speaking to , he said: "If I was the England manager, I would not have any fear in picking Tammy for an international call.
"If he keeps proving himself, he has the qualities to make it. [the squad for the 2018 World Cup finals]
"There are some very good strikers in this country, but he has the attributes to be top-class if he continues along the same path and I don't think we can rule anything out when it comes to England."
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Any hopes of Chelsea recalling Abraham have been dashed with the Blues failing to put a recall clause in his contract.
But Abraham has revealed that manager Antonio Conte is keeping in close contact.
He said: “The messages that I’ve got from them have just been really positive – but I’ve been getting advice on key areas that I can improve on too.
“That’s what I try to do, keep going and improving.
“And luckily that’s what I’ve been doing and showing people what I’m capable of doing.”