Alan Shearer names next England captain as he issues warning to Lee Carsley

Alan Shearer has tipped Bukayo Saka to become an England captain of the future.

Former Three Lions skipper Shearer says the winger has all the attributes to be a leader for his country. Saka, 23, with the Gunners and is up to 42 caps already while England’s young generation of stars .

Shearer, in an interview with , said: “It wouldn't surprise me to see Saka as a future England captain. He's already captained Arsenal and because of his attitude, ability, and the way everyone looks up to him, that to me shows he has all the attributes to be an England captain.

"When your team needs you the most to pull something out the bag, Saka can and does do that. I am 100% certain Saka could be a future England captain.”

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Saka has already played at a World Cup, two Euros and is now one of the best players in the . Ex-Newcastle striker Shearer also says that Saka has the perfect temperament because he never reacts even when opposing defenders kick him and try to wind him up.

Saka also showed incredible mental strength after he receiving horrific abuse after he missed a penalty in the shoot-out in the Euros final in 2021. Shearer added: “He gets whacked every single game, people try double up on him, kick him and he just goes out and performs with such consistency.

“He's an incredible talent, has a great personality and he's just impossible not to like. His attitude is second to none; think of the way he has responded to what happened to him with England in 2021, and the way he’s moved on from it.

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“He's just a phenomenal talent, and he's so gutsy and tough as well. I've been there where everyone is trying to mark you out of the game and it's tough. You can bet your bottom dollar that he's the talk of the opposition dressing room before games.

“Many have tried but not many have stopped him. He's just incredible, almost impossible to stop, and such a wonderful talent.”

Shearer also says that England interim boss Lee Carsley’s hardest task will be to decide which players miss out as he has such an array of attacking talent.

He added: “The current England job is exactly what you would want as a manager or a coach with the players available. Lee Carsley has got Saka, Foden, Bellingham, Palmer, Grealish and Gordon to name a few, and I don't care who he chooses to play, so long as England go out, be successful and win games.

“If he has to leave out and upset one or two players then so be it, but that's the beauty of this current England job, you're going to have to upset a few because you’ve so many fantastic players.

“Foden won the Player of the Season last year and rightly so, but has hardly played so far this season, whereas Palmer has started like a train. has been ridiculously good, too.

“ had an injury but is coming back so the talent there is unbelievable, and they'd walk into most teams. We're lucky they're English.”

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