Gareth Southgate will make a special trip to Spain on Sunday to watch Kieran Trippier as he considers whether to hand the right-back an England recall.

Trippier has made an encouraging start to his Atlético Madrid career and England manager Southgate will be in the crowd to watch the former Tottenham Hotspur man in action against Leganés.

Following a difficult season with Spurs, Trippier was the high-profile omission from Southgate’s Nations League squad, as he preferred Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kyle Walker.

Right-back is one of the most hotly contested positions for England, with Alexander-Arnold, Walker, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Trippier all fighting out, and Norwich City’s Max Aarons also on Southgate’s radar.

Southgate will name his squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Kosovo on Thursday and Trippier is clearly in his thoughts.