England boss Roy Hodgson would like to see young players testing themselves abroad.
Hodgson is eager for his potential stars to broaden their horizons.
He said: "We are going to have to accept that some young players, who I think are good enough and can win games for England, will not always be first choice for their teams in England.
"It wouldn't hurt them at all to go abroad. If you're asking me would it be better for some of our players to be playing in good teams abroad rather than warming the bench, then of course, as a national team manager I would like to see that.
"Even as recently as five years ago, certainly 10 years ago, it would unthinkable for any England manager to pick a player who wasn't the first name on his club's team sheet.
"Now more than half who start for us are certainly not the first names on the team sheet."
