Jack Butland will head into this year’s World Cup targeting the England No 1 jersey, but with his club future up in the air.

Butland is competing with Jordan Pickford for the top spot in Gareth Southgate’s England team after a difficult season with Stoke City, relegated from the ­Premier League.

Though Southgate is a huge fan of Butland, making him captain of the Under-21s, he will be under pressure to move this summer as England rarely consider players from the Championship.

Wolverhampton Wanderers and Watford have registered interest in the 25-year-old but he has admitted his only focus right now is on Russia 2018.

“I’m contracted to Stoke. I’m really looking forward to this summer and the World Cup is the main part of that,” he said. “What will be will be, I don’t have anything in the pipeline and there’s no focus on that at the minute.

“The most important thing for me is being part of a successful England squad and being as big a part of it as I can. That’s my only goal right now.

“Any time you get called up for England is incredible, especially after a tough season, but regardless of whatever happened in the season a World Cup year is something special for all of us.”