Roy Hodgson has spoken warmly about the favourable impression made by 17-year-old Tom Ince during the training camp in Switzerland.
A product of the Academy, Ince has found himself promoted from the U18 squad straight into training with the first team, and he could see some action in our first pre-season game against Swiss outfit Grasshoppers on Wednesday.
Hodgson coached Tom's father and former Liverpool captain Paul Ince at Inter Milan, and the boss joked: "That bothers me because I can't pretend to be 40 any longer!
"I remember Thomas back in 1995, as a small boy running around, kicking balls in his dad's apartment. He made sure Paul didn't get too much peace after training.
"He probably did his best to make sure Paul stayed fit! But I have been impressed with him.
"He is a talented young man; in an ideal world, you wouldn't be thrusting him into matches of this calibre but, who knows? It might be very good for him."
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