Paul Gascoigne reveals he aske ‘England’s best player’ for a signed shirt
Paul Gascoigne may be an England legend but even he could. Not resist the chance to get a sign shirt off a current Three Lions player.
Gazza is regarde as one of the most talented players England has ever produce. Having a mainstay in the team in the 1990s.
The attacking midfielder, who playe for the likes of Newcastle United, Tottenham and. Rangers, made 57 appearances for England and was an integral part of the Three Lions team at the 1990. World Cup and 1996 Euros.
Gascoigne was in attendance for one of England’s recent Nations League games and was blown away by Manchester City’s Phil Foden.
At the age of 24, Foden already has 43 caps ทางเข้า ufabet for England and a remarkable six Premier League titles to his name.
He was awarde the Premier League Player of the Season award in 2024 but then went on to struggle at Euro 2024 despite Gareth Southgate taking the team to the final.
Foden has continue to underwhelm this season and is yet to score in the Premier League for a Manchester City team who have endure a dismal run of form under Pep Guardiola.
But in Foden Man City still possess ‘England’s best player’, according to Gazza, who rates the Etihad star above the likes of Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Cole Palmer.
Asked who he believes is the best player in the current England team, Gascoigne told courtesy of Card Player: ‘I really like Jack Grealish, because of the fact that if he lost the ball a couple of times, he still wants the ball. He doesn’t go hiding.
‘But I watched Phil Foden not long ago. He was s*** hot. He was unbelievable. What a player and that last England game, I couldn’t resist it.
‘I just went into the changing room and aske Foden to give us a shirt. He signed it for my agent’s son.
‘He’s been unbelievable at Man City and is one of the players they rely on to produce. Sometimes that’s not good for him, because he’s such a young kid as well. He’s only young and he’s got kids.
‘Looking at the England squad, you’ve got Bellingham, Grealish, Rashford. They’ve got a really strong squad.
‘But Foden, they always say people with left foot in football are always going to be brilliant. But I really like Foden, he’s quality and he’s got a good engine on him.’
Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney also named Foden as England’s best when he was quizzed on the current squad back in October.
Asked who he ranks as the best player out of England’s current crop of stars, Rooney told ‘Phil Foden, for me.