Newcastle United goalkeeper Karl Darlow has revealed his aim to earn an international call-up, while remaining coy on whether it will be for Wales or England.





The 26-year-old, whose grandfather played for Wales in the 1958 World Cup, put his international career on hold in 2013, turning down a Welsh call-up to face Austria.

Darlow has been in inspired form for Rafa Benitez's side so far this season, playing a key role in the Geordies' title and promotion charge.





He is hoping that his good form for his club will eventually lead to recognition at international level.





​ “The main aim is international football. I have to keep going and if it happens it happens. I can take care of my own performances”, the Mirror quote him as saying.





Despite signing Belgian goalkeeper Matz Sels last summer for £6.5m, Benitez has often preferred Darlow in between the sticks, choosing him to start in 23 of Newcastle's 33 league games this season.

Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow is targeting an international call up - from either England or Wales https://t.co/lfqtc1w8yd — Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) February 22, 2017

Darlow did make a huge blunder in the 2-2 draw with Norwich City, but the Spanish manager was quick to defend his goalkeeper by hailing the amount of clean-sheets he has already kept this season.





“We analyse every game,” ​Benitez said. “Everything that happens, we try to analyse.





“Maybe we see some things that you cannot work out in a week, but there are other things that you can change in a day. Then there are things like the incident that happened with Darlow, and you cannot do anything about that.

 What a save in the second half! @KarlDarlow reflects on last night's clean sheet at St. James' Park.



 https://t.co/kewAnb5ila #NUFC pic.twitter.com/qRPTpVkDbg — Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) February 21, 2017

“You just keep reminding him of what he has been doing well. As long as he keeps on doing the things he was doing right, he will be fine. It will not be a problem.





“We analysed the goal, and maybe we should have played it a bit more simple and not put ourselves under pressure.





“I am happy with him (Darlow) because he has been doing well. He has kept 11 clean sheets in all competitions, which I think is a great number for a player who has been doing well ever since he started playing.”



