Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Jude Bellingham and Arsenal starlet Bukayo Saka handed debut England Under 21

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Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka have been called up to the England Under-21 squad for the first time. Teenager Bellingham, who joined Borussia Dortmund from Birmingham City for £25m last month, has remarkably jumped up four age groups to be named in Aidy Boothroyde’s side for the fixtures against Kosovo and Austria next month. GETTY IMAGES Bellingham has jumped up four age groups to be names in England Under-21’s Getty Images – Getty Saka has made 38 appearances for Arsenal last season The 17-year-old’s experience of international football to date has been with England Under-15s, Under-16s and most recently, with the Under-17s. Meanwhile, Saka, who has had a brilliant debut campaign in the top-flight for Arsenal, has also been called up for the first time. The 18-year-old registered five assists in 26 league matches while playing as a left-back, wing-back, central midfielder and winger for the Gunners. His Arsenal teammates Reiss Nelson and Eddie Nketiah have also got the nod. Boothroyd has also selected Brentford midfielder Josh Dasilva for the first time, while Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi is back with the squad having been involved with the senior set-up in the last international window 10 months ago. Our #YoungLions are back next month! Here’s the squad Aidy Boothroyd has named for the #U21EURO qualifiers against Kosovo and Austria: — England (@England) August 26, 2020 Other notable inclusions in the squad are Queens Park Ranger’s Eberechi Eze, who looks bound for Crystal Palace, Liverpool’s Rhian Brewster and Monaco’s Jonathan Panzo. Eze, who dazzled for QPR last term with 14 goals and eight assists, has been the subject of interest from a number of Premier League clubs. Meanwhile, Sheffield United goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale have also been named in the squad. Despite being 22, Ramsdale still qualifies for his country at this level due to the fact he was 21 and under when the qualifying campaign began. Boothroyd said: “We’re all really looking forward to meeting up for the first time since November. “We have two testing away matches against our closest rivals in the group and it’ll be a good opportunity for the players to come together again, even if it will be an unusual experience with no crowds at either of the fixtures. Getty Boothroyd has named his England Under-21s squad for next months matches against Kosovo and Austria “We had a 2-0 home victory against Kosovo in Hull a year ago and I remember they made things difficult for us with a disciplined defensive performance. “After that, we played really well in a 5-1 win against Austria in Milton Keynes, which I’m sure our hosts will want to make amends for when we make the return trip. “We know we are in good shape for the qualification and this is a hungry squad that have a great opportunity in front of them with next summer’s finals not too far away. Getty Images Ramsdale looks poised to be the no.1 for the England Under-21s “We have to get the job done first and these will be two tough fixtures. I am looking forward to seeing the players again and helping them with another key stage in their development.” The Young Lions resume their qualifying campaign behind closed doors on Friday, September 4 when they face Kosovo in Pristina before heading to Ried im Innkreis to play Austria on Tuesday, September 8. The Austrians are level on 12 points with unbeaten England at the top of Group Three, although have played a game more. England Under-21 squad: Austin (Tottenham), Bursik (Doncaster, on loan from Stoke), Ramsdale (Sheff Utd), Aarons (Norwich), James (Chelsea), Kelly (Bournemouth), Justin (Leicester) Guehi (Chelsea), Dasilva (Brentford), Godfrey (Norwich), Skipp (Norwich, on loan from Tottenham), Gallagher (Chelsea), Davies (Everton), Eze (QPR), Cantwell (Norwich), Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Panzo (Monaco), Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), Sessegnon (Tottenham), Saka (Arsenal), Nketiah (Arsenal), Nelson (Arsenal), Brewster (Liverpool).,
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