In his first national newspaper interview, Reece Oxford speaks to the Independent since breaking through to the first team.
“I still feel the same, though, If the Under-21s or the Under-18s need me I still come down and play without making a fuss. I don’t mind playing for whatever age group. I am with the first team now but if they want me to play, I will play.
“Last year I was a schoolboy so I only trained twice or maybe three times a week. Now I am training five or six times a week. It is different because my legs can’t take it sometimes and I can pull up with little niggles. But there is time to take it easy and get in the gym and make me stronger.
“After the Arsenal game I got recognised more but I try to stay low-key, and keep it on the low and not go out too much. I just try not to be at the centre of everything.”
“Every year there is a lot of hype around players from England saying they are going to be the next this or that. Sometimes they fade away, sometimes they move on. Now in the Under-21s there are a lot of good players like Joe Gomez. Hopefully the England team in a few years will be good. I hope I will be involved.”
Big year this year for Reece,should blossom in this high grade squad and next year push for a permanent starting spot,just needs to decide where his best position is and make it his own,
Great that the club kept him now we need to get him on a long contract with a big sign on clause £40 million min