‘My mum was screaming in the office’ - 19yo Josh King on family reaction to ‘dream’ England call-up

Just putting on the shirt is an incredible feeling. Obviously, I've come up through the age group in the England set-up and being able to rise through the ranks has been incredible for me. Yeah. It's amazing. Sometimes I still have to pinch myself a little bit just because it's just incredible and it's almost something where it feels unachievable that when you do get to it, it's just amazing. Those two players you've named are unbelievable football players and they're the people I definitely looked up to and it's just an honour to be here and have an opportunity. I think I'm capable of playing lots of different positions which is probably part of the reason why I'm here and yeah I'm just delighted to be here and thankful for the opportunity. Thank you. Everyone was buzzing for me. There was almost like a weird buzz around Fulham when I got in. Almost every single person there. Maybe because I've been at Fulham for such a long time. But everyone was delighted for me. It was a really good feeling. And in terms of my family, wow, yeah, it was amazing. I got off the phone with the boss and I ran into the kitchen. Thank I started cheering with my dad and then I called my mum who was at work and she started screaming in the office so I think that can give you a little snippet as to how it felt but yeah it was amazing and like I said I'm delighted to be here. Playing for England is probably the dream you. and so to be able to be that one step closer to playing and to be in the squad is an amazing achievement and it's something which I've been working towards for a long, long time so I'm just really, really grateful. For the manager, for putting the trust in me and yeah, just happy to be here. You misquoted them when it said it was to win the World Cup. Yeah, I mean, that's the cherry on top. That's what I think we all want in this room. Thank Yeah, if we can win the World Cup and I be a part of that, that's incredible. There was a lot of people who I learnt from to be honest. I think a couple of the standout people, Jude was a big person for me. He took me under his wing, I think you can say that, and really you. tried to make me feel welcome. There was a lot of players like that. Harry Kane as well, He was one person who... He really made me feel welcome and tried to help me throughout the time there. But yeah, to be honest, everyone in the team made me feel really welcome. And I think that's a credit to what the team and England have going here, is that everybody's a really good person as well as a really good player on the pitch.