"I spoke to Tomas Tuchel over the summer to find out about my chances of returning to the national team, and he told me, 'You're almost there, keep going.' If I'm not mistaken, he came to watch a derby, the one we drew. 'I know they follow us. Ruben was recently called up. It's obvious that the games in England are followed much more, because it's also easier for them to attend. But no, I don't think I won't be called up just because I'm in Italy, I just have to keep going.'"
"I always knew I'd play abroad, I don't know why. So when AC Milan came along, it didn't bother me to leave. I mean, it's AC Milan. Was it the best choice I could have made? Of course. It wasn't difficult to move, it was the Covid period, but other than that, it was easy."
Fikayo Tomori joined AC Milan on an initial loan from Chelsea midway through the 2020–21 season and the transfer was made permanent the following summer. Significant squad turnover has left him among the elder statesmen. Tomori occupies the right-sided centre-back role in Milan's three-man defence, forming a regular partnership with Matteo Gabbia and Strahinja Pavlovic. Strong performances have generated talk of a contract renewal. Tomori discussed his England prospects after speaking with Tomas Tuchel, who encouraged him by saying he was almost back in contention. Tomori believes playing in Italy will not prevent future England call-ups.
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