Jacob Ramsey 'focused' on Villa and ignoring England World Cup rumours | OneFootball

Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey has insisted that his full focus is on playing well in the Premier League and is not thinking about a potential place in England’s World Cup squad.

Ramsey has been almost ever-present for Steven Gerrard’s side this season, scoring in Friday’s 1-0 win over Southampton.

With the World Cup just two months away there have been whispers that the 21-year-old could make a late surge in to Gareth Southgate’s squad for the tournament in Qatar.

But Ramsey himself has claimed that his focus is on performing well for his club and in the upcoming England under 21 games against Italy and Germany.

“The end of last season when I went on a decent run of goals there were a few shouts about the seniors,” Ramsey told the Express and Star.

“But I think at the moment we haven’t started the season great, I haven’t started the season great so my full focus is on getting back form from last season and getting up the table.

“As a team and individually if we are looking at the last six games, we have not been there.

“But I am still young, still learning and playing different positions. Last week against Man City I was playing higher up, on Friday I dropped back a bit deeper.

“While I’m still 21, getting called up to the under-21s is still a big achievement, so I am going to take that in my stride.

“I still have time to learn, to adapt my position to the system. At the moment I am just enjoying my football and the full focus is on Villa.”