Morgan Gibbs-White: Is he a front-runner to be England’s number 10 at the World Cup?

England’s final World Cup squad must be produced by Saturday 30 May.

However, the Three Lions have no friendlies before then, so Gibbs-White has the rest of the season at club level to prove his worth to Tuchel.

Forest have Premier League games against Newcastle, Manchester United and Bournemouth remaining, and at least one more in the Europa League in their Europa League semi-final against Aston Villa on Thursday.

If Gibbs-White can play a key role in Dunn winning the European Cup, that will certainly raise his international hopes.

However, after 20 minutes against Chelsea, he collided head-on with Blues goalkeeper Robert Sanchez and suffered a nasty cut that required stitches.

He now faces a race against time to qualify for the semi-final second leg against Villa – against Forest Leading 1-0 on aggregate..

“I don’t know if it’s a little late to call now, but in my view he deserves it,” Perch added.

“All he can do is play for the club – and that’s what he’s doing – and Tuchel can’t ignore him for too long.”