Okay, it’s good news for our loanee from Arsenal that he’s been called up for the England Under 21s (even if he is, you know, 22) but he has played for the senior national team before (in November 2012) and I think he’s good enough to play for the senior team again.
After all, the ‘kid’ is currently starting every single Premier League game for a top four club (stop, it’s true.)
Any playing time is good playing time, but it can’t be long before he properly breaks into the senior England team – and when he does, it won’t be a moment too soon.