Jack Wilshere was on the verge of an England call up for the current international break, despite having not played a minute of Premier League football this season.
The Arsenal midfielder has not played for the national side since November last year, but with Gareth Southgate seeking more creativity in midfield, he was considered.
It may also have been prompted by necessity with England beset with numerous injury problems in the build-up to their latest games.
The Daily Mail report that as well as considering Wilshere for the matches with Slovenia and Lithuania, the England manager is lining the 25-year-old up for a place in his World Cup squad.
When asked about picking Wilshere, Southgate said: ‘We’re in a position where there’s no way we would dismiss any creative player. But people have to be playing and have to be playing at a good level.’
So far Wilshere has yet to feature in the Premier League but he has played twice in the Europa League and in the League Cup.
England’s next fixtures are in November when they play friendlies against Germany and Brazil at Wembley.
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