Wenger backs Welbeck for World Cup call
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has backed Danny Welbeck to head to the World Cup with England next summer.
Wenger says that he believes Welbeck will be in the squad if he is fit at the time of selection.
Welbeck has scored 15 goals in 36 caps for his country in his career to date, with his most recent one coming in September against Malta – his first in over a year.
Coming into the World Cup in Russia next summer, Welbeck has scored one goal at a major international tournament. The forward scored in a 3-2 win over Sweden in Euro 2012.
The centre-forward has scored three goals in six games for Arsenal this season and will be hoping to keep his fitness up and give himself the best chance of making Gareth Southgate’s squad.
Speaking to The Mirror, Wenger said this:
Danny has potential to go. If he’s fit, he will go, I’m convinced of that.
I would say that for me he is a striker who has a top physical quality, good movement, and a team player as well.
He can score goals, he can provide, he can play through the middle, on the flanks, I believe he is a top class striker. And on top of that he’s loved by everybody in the squad, a fantastic guy on top of that, loved by everybody.