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Declan Rice could be in line to make his England debut on Friday night with the Three Lions starting their EURO 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic.

The 20-year-old had played three international friendlies for the Republic of Ireland but in the end decided that his future on the international stage was with Gareth Southgate's team.

Making a huge impression in east London since making his West Ham debut on the final day of the 2016/17 season, Rice has been tipped to be a big star for club and country over the coming years.

Although the player has only been at St George's Park with the rest of his England teammates for 24 hours, it's clear to see that he has made a big impression on England captain Harry Kane.

"I spoke to him yesterday. The thing I like most about him is as a defensive midfielder he looks to play forward as quick as possible," said the Spurs ace at his press conference.

"It's easy to play side to side and backwards and their completion rate looks good. Declan's first thought is to look forward.

"On the defensive side he has a centre-back's instinct to drop in... I'm a big fan of him, I like the way he plays.

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"I spoke to him about [being a CB] and he enjoys where he is now. In football nowadays you have to be versatile.

"It's great to have someone who can play in different positions.

"I think he prefers to play as a defensive midfielder... from my point of view I think he'll stay there for most of his career."

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