TREVOH CHALOBAH is determined to make an impression following his first international call-up.
The Chelsea centre-back is hoping to make his England debut against Andorra on Saturday after being named in the squad last month by Thomas Tuchel.
If he plays at the weekend, or against Senegal in Nottingham on Tuesday, he will join Jack and Bobby Charlton and Phil and Gary Neville as brothers who have played for England.
Chalobah’s sibling, Nathaniel, has one senior cap, against Spain in 2018.
And the Chelsea ace is hoping to follow in his footsteps.
He said: “My older brother has been through the ranks as well and he was over the moon when I got the call up. Hopefully I can keep myself in the team and doing well.
“To get the call-up is amazing. It was one of my goals since playing through the ranks, from Under-16 to Under-21. It’s a dream to play in the first team.
“To be back here with him (Tuchel), having been with him at Chelsea, and knowing who he is and how he works, is good.”
Chalobah knew he could make it to the very top after marking Neymar out of a game in a victory over Paris St-Germain.
The defender helped Lorient to a shock 3-2 win over the Ligue 1 giants during his loan spell at the club in 2021.
He said: “It was very hard in France at first but it was a reason I went out to play against teams like PSG other than play on loan in the Championship.
“I was marking Neymar. He was as a no 10. I was in central midfield. It was very good. Playing against Neymar. Mbappe, those type of players, helped me.
“I knew I could play against the highest level and that is the main reason I went out there.
“For me. I knew what the goal was.”
Chalobah had loan spells at Ipswich and Huddersfield before joining Lorient.
He spent the first half of this season at Crystal Palace but excelled when returning for Enzo Maresca and has now made 99 appearances for Chelsea.
Asked about Tuchel, he said: “He’s a very tough manager. That’s what us players need going into a World Cup next year. It’s a very good approach.
“He wants to win. You’ve seen that at Chelsea. He’s a winner and he wants to bring that same winning culture here.”
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