Jack Butland may need to leave Stoke for England career, says Gordon Banks
Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland cannot afford to be out of the Premier League for too long if he wants to further his international career, according to England World Cup winner Gordon Banks.
Everton’s Jordan Pickford has a firm grip on England’s No 1 jersey following an impressive World Cup.
Butland will be hoping to be given an opportunity by Gareth Southgate as England open their Nations League campaign against Spain at Wembley on Saturday, followed by a friendly with Switzerland in Leicester next Tuesday.
„I’d love Jack to stay at Stoke for the long term, we all would, because he’s a really super goalkeeper, but he might need to leave for the sake of his England career, which is a shame for Stoke fans though it’s understandable,“ said Banks, who is an ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk campaign in Stoke.
„I definitely think he’s good enough for England, but the facts are, at the moment, you really need to play top-division football to be in with a shout of the England team. It’s the way the world works.
„For now, though, Jack has just got to put that to one side, to the back of his mind, and focus on doing the best he can, giving it everything, for club and country, and everything will fall into place.“
Despite being linked with a summer move away from Stoke following relegation, with Chelsea a reported possible destination, the Butland remained to help the club try and secure a swift Premier League return.
Banks made 194 appearances for Stoke, having joined from Leicester towards the end of the season after he had helped England lift the Jules Rimet Trophy at Wembley.
However, the 80-year-old, who earned 73 caps, believes an extended lack of top-flight football would not be beneficial to Butland’s international ambitions.
Banks added: „Having Jack at Stoke is good for the club, but he won’t want to let international football slip through his fingers, so to speak.
„He can’t afford to be out of the Premier League for too long and no-one could hold it against him if he moved on.
„I’m pleased he’s still at Stoke and I’d love him to stay for good, and with a bit of luck he can help us get back into the Premier League this season.“
Banks is set to take part in the Alzheimer’s Society Stoke Memory Walk on Sunday, September 9 to raise money for the dementia charity.
„The fight against dementia is a cause that is very close to my heart. I lost my brother to Alzheimer’s disease which was really hard to take and some of my old England team-mates have been affected by dementia,“ he said.
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