1 Julian Speroni

Julian Speroni has refused to rule out playing for England.

The Crystal Palace goalkeeper, who was born in Buenos Aires, has been in this country for ten years and qualifies through residency rules.

And while the 34-year-old still harbours ambitions of representing Argentina, he admits he would consider an approach from the Three Lions – if it were to come.

He told Drivetime: “My thoughts are with Argentina. I’m still hoping that call will come. I know it’s hard, the manager has been working with his squad throughout the qualifiers [for the World Cup], but I still keep my fingers crossed. I have to keep doing what I’m doing and see if the call comes.

“But in the future, who knows? England has done so much for me. They opened the door for me to come and play here, and I’ve been here for ten years. So if people are happy for me to represent this country, it would be disrespectful for me not to consider playing for England.

“I really hope I can represent Argentina, but it would be disrespectful for me not to consider playing for England because of all this country has done for me. I would have to sit down and think about it because it would be a great opportunity.”