Dominic Solanke the Chelsea Young Star trained with The English senior squad on Tuesday after he was awarded by England Men's Youth Player Of The Year.He was choosed as The Youth Player by the Coaches after his run of Four goals in Five matches for The English U-17 side in European Under-17 Championship in Malta and was even been named as UFEA's rising star in 2014.
The seventeen-year old posed with his award at St George's Park alongside England Captain Wayne Rooney, who was voted England Men's Senior Player of the Year.
Solanke made his senior debut for Chelsea as a second-half substitute in a 6-0 Champions League group stage win over Maribor.
Solanke has gscored 15 goals in 16 games at youth level in the first half of this season.
Jose Mourinho has invited the 17-year-old to train with the senior Blues squad this term and insists he and fellow youngsters Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Lewis Baker and Izzy Brown are the future of The Stamford Bridge.
"My conscience tells me that if, for example, Baker, Brown, and Solanke are not national team players in a few years, I should blame myself,They are part of a process the club started without me. In this moment, we have players who will be Chelsea players. And when they become Chelsea players, they will become England players, almost for sure."-Mourinho told.
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