Lookman is still seeking to become a regular feature of Silva’s sides since his return from Germany

The streets of south London are paved with footballing gold. There’s Ademola Lookman, of Peckham and Everton, Jadon Sancho, of Kennington and Borussia Dortmund, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, of Lewisham and Chelsea, Joe Gomez, of Catford and Liverpool, and Callum Hudson-Odoi, of Croydon and Chelsea. “South London! Peckham!” Lookman says, when hearing the list of names.

This is a new generation with technique acquired early in tough, small-sided games, many in cages where close control under pressure is key. This is self-expression, freestyling. This is helping the future of England with Loftus-Cheek, Sancho and Gomez already in Gareth Southgate’s senior squad, and the likes of Lookman, the Everton winger already an under-20s world champion, eager for promotion from England Under-21.

Talking at Everton’s snow-blanketed training ground, Finch