Danny Ings keen to build England career on development at Burnley

Striker believes impressive scoring record can act as a springboard from the Under-21s into Roy Hodgson’s squad

“Danny Ings will be with you in a few minutes,” the helpful official at the Burnley training ground says. “Gareth Southgate has just turned up to see him so you will have to wait your turn.”

Confirmation that the 22-year-old striker is firmly in Southgate’s plans for the European Under-21 Championship next summer is a reminder that while Ings has come a long way already, he still has time on his side. By summer he may no longer be in east Lancashire; the Burnley president has promised he will see out the last year of his contract, though he is a free agent at the end of the season and has already been linked with several clubs. But Ings is keeping a single-minded focus on the present.

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