Former England left-back Ashley Cole believes Newcastle full-back Tino Livramento has "a beauteous and agleam future" and that the defender tin get to "whatever level helium wants".
Cole, who won 107 caps for England, is adjunct manager for the England Under-21s and was speaking aft Livramento won subordinate of the lucifer for an awesome show astatine left-back successful England's 3-1 triumph implicit the Czech Republic.
England U21s are attempting to support their European Championship rubric and Livramento's show played a large portion successful getting them disconnected to the cleanable start.
Cole is acquainted with the 22-year-old, having worked with him erstwhile helium was astatine Stamford Bridge arsenic a first-team coach.
"He was successful the under-21s, successful the reserve radical astatine Chelsea," said Cole successful Slovakia. "You ever spot the passionateness and level helium could get to.
"I deliberation him getting the accidental astatine Newcastle and continuing to play first-team shot gave him the belief, the assurance successful his ain ability.
"And of course, a manager that's trusted him to play astatine specified a young age. I deliberation helium had rather a large situation going to Newcastle, but he's processing into a apical player."
Head manager Lee Carsley is without a earthy left-back successful his squad, a presumption that has besides been an contented successful the elder squad successful caller years.
At past year's European Championship successful Germany, Gareth Southgate took an unfit Luke Shaw arsenic the lone earthy left-back - and 9 antithetic players person featured successful the presumption successful the past year.
Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly appears to beryllium starring the pursuit for that slot presently but, with constricted options, Livramento volition spot an opportunity.
Despite being a earthy right-back, Livramento often played connected the other broadside for Newcastle this play and left-back could beryllium his clearest mode into Thomas Tuchel's plans for the World Cup adjacent summer.
Cole said: "As a coach, you basal connected the sideline and spot however overmuch accusation helium takes connected board.
"And I support saying it, but the willingness to privation to larn and beryllium the best, I deliberation is ever a large trait to have.
"Whatever level helium wants to get to, helium tin get to due to the fact that he's got that property and desire.
"I deliberation he's got a beauteous future, a agleam future. Long whitethorn it proceed that helium keeps playing for Newcastle, keeps gaining acquisition and keeps his levels up."
Livramento does person 1 elder England appearance, being fixed his debut by Carsley successful November during his spell arsenic interim caput manager - and helium acceptable up Anthony Gordon's 2nd extremity successful a 5-0 Nations League triumph against the Republic of Ireland.
He was past selected successful Tuchel's archetypal elder squad successful March but has dropped backmost down into the under-21s, with the German wanting him to instrumentality a enactment relation during the tournament.
"I spot it arsenic a privilege. Thomas [Tuchel] evidently spoke to maine astir the elder squad and said that helium wanted to talk to Lee arsenic good astir giving maine that role," Livramento said.
"I've ne'er played a tourney for England astatine immoderate property group. I've ever missed it done injuries.
"I deliberation that's a large happening for me, coming here, getting this acquisition and playing with loads of boys that I've travel done the property groups with."
Livramento near Chelsea for Southampton for £5m during Tuchel's Blues reign successful pursuit of first-team football, contempt the German since admitting the nine wanted to support him.
He excelled connected the southbound seashore and, contempt an injury-hit 2nd season, moved to Newcastle successful August 2023 for an archetypal £32m.
Livramento is present experienced astatine the apical level, playing 93 times successful the Premier League - ending past play with a League Cup winners' medal and playing a cardinal relation successful the Magpies' Champions League qualification.
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