Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford could still go away with the England under-21s to Poland this summer despite his inclusion in Gareth Southgate's latest senior Three Lions squad.
Rashford, 19, has been selected by Southgate, rather than his U21 counterpart Aidy Boothroyd, for the games with Germany and Lithuania next week due to a striker shortage in the senior ranks.
Southgate's ideal scenario would have been to have Rashford in the junior age group, and there is still a possibility that the teenager joins James Ward-Prowse and Nathan Redmond -- also senior call-ups this time around -- at this summer's European Under-21 Championship.
That may incur the wrath of Rashford's club boss Jose Mourinho, who is concerned about fatigue for a player who has already accumulated 40 appearances this term and was a part of England's Euro 2016 squad.
"My idea would have been that Marcus was with the U21s this time around,'' Southgate said.
"Clearly we've lost Harry [Kane], we've lost Daniel Sturridge as No. 9s. With the qualifying game especially, we need that sort of cover.
"Then we've got to see how much football he plays between now and the end of the season really.''
There was a more definitive answer on the summer plans for Southampton pair Ward-Prowse and Redmond, both uncapped at senior level.
"Even though they'll definitely be with the U21s in the summer, we feel to hold them back just because of that wouldn't be the right thing,'' Southgate added. "We think it's a good message for that U21 squad that there is a pathway for them. We think there's one or two others that can come on that route.''
The U21 squad for the double header against Germany and Denmark includes Liverpool's Joe Gomez after 18 months out injured.
The 19-year-old defender had been sidelined since suffering a serious knee injury in the 3-0 Euro 2017 qualifying win over Kazakhstan in October 2015. He returned for Liverpool in January and has made three appearances since regaining fitness.
Southampton midfielder Sam McQueen is also primed for his debut after a first call-up.
Boothroyd's side travel to Wiesbaden to face Germany on March 24 before a game against Denmark in Randers on March 27.
Boothroyd, who replaced Southgate on a permanent basis in February, told the FA's official website: "These are two very testing games.
"Although I've been in the job on an interim basis, for my first game to be Germany away -- they don't come much more difficult than that. But that's what we want. We want to test ourselves against the best.''
Tottenham's Harry Winks and Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham, who has scored 21 goals on loan at Bristol City this season, are in along with Leicester's Demarai Gray ahead of the friendlies.
England U21 squad: Gunn (Manchester City), Pickford (Sunderland), Walton (Brighton), Chilwell (Leicester), Gomez (Liverpool), Hause (Wolves), Holding (Arsenal), Holgate (Everton), Mawson (Swansea), McQueen (Southampton), Stephens (Southampton), Baker (Vitesse Arnhem - on loan from Chelsea), Chalobah (Chelsea), Grealish (Aston Villa), Hughes (Derby), Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), Swift (Reading), Winks (Tottenham), Abraham (Bristol City -- on loan from Chelsea), Brown (Huddersfield -- on loan from Chelsea), Gray (Leicester), March (Brighton), Woodrow (Burton -- on loan from Fulham).