The England manager spoke very highly of the Wolverhampton Wanderers star.
England boss Gareth Southgate raved about the quality of Wolves ace Conor Coady, when speaking exclusively to the Express & Star, suggesting that he has the required mentality to fit right into the Three Lions setup.
The 25-year-old has been superb for the Black Country outfit this season, and has appeared in all but one of their 44 Championship games thus far.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have already clinched the Championship title, but there has been no let up in their performances.
They won 4-0 away at Bolton last time out, with Coady playing a key role, and chalking up his first goal of the season from the penalty spot.
Southgate spoke exclusively to the Express & Star, and admitted that he is a big fan of the converted centre-back, laving the door open for a future call-up to the England squad for the Wolves man:
“All the signs this year have been really good for him. The nice thing with all of these young players is that I know them. I met Conor a number of times before I was working with the under-21s. I was head of elite development and Conor was part of our junior teams and I remember when he was at Liverpool he won an award. His personality and his character is outstanding. He is certainly someone that, mentality-wise, fits into the way we like to work. The challenge now for him is to step up to the Premier League and to be able to continue to play as he has for Wolves this year at the next level.”
This summer’s World Cup will surely come too early or Coady, but if he finishes the season strongly with Wolves, you just never know, especially considering the fact that central defence is a real problem position for England.
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