'Outstanding' Fikayo Tomori 'deserves' England place after AC Milan form, say BT's Rio Ferdinand and Joe Cole

Rio Ferdinand has lauded Fikayo Tomori’s defensive improvement at AC Milan and believes he “deserves” to be in the England team. Tomori left Chelsea to join Milan on loan in January 2021 before making the move permanent the following summer. Ad He played more minutes than any other outfield player last season as the Rossoneri won the Serie A title and this season he has continued to impress, starting every game for Stefano Pioli’s side.

World Cup Qualification UEFA'It was a difficult time' — Tomori settled in Milan after tough end at Chelsea06/10/2021 AT 17:44 However, despite his form he has been overlooked by England since joining Milan. He was called up to the squad for the recent games against Italy and Germany but didn’t feature in either. “On form he deserves to be in there, he deserved to play the last game,” said former England defender Ferdinand on BT Sport.

“He was very brave in going to another country and stepping out of the shadows of Chelsea to test himself. I saw a quote the other day from him saying a lot of the Italian strengths in defending he has started to pick up and learn. One of the things that stand out immediately is his tenacity and pace.

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