Owen Coyle believes Tyrone Mears can be Burnley's next England international.
On Tuesday the club unveiled an international honours board at Turf Moor which lists the names of all 60 players to have won a cap for their country whilst on the books at Burnley.
Although seven of the current squad are on the list the Clarets have not had one of their players turn out for England since Martin Dobson in 1974.
But Coyle believes Mears' performances at the back for Burnley this season mean he could soon be added to the illustrious canon.
"England were struggling for a right-back and, for me, Tyrone Mears is playing as well as anybody in the Premier League," Coyle said.
"It's up to us to find young English players and nurture them, which is what we have tried to do and hopefully one day we will see someone else up there, a Burnley player with an England cap.
"I think it's fair to say that (Glen) Johnson is a top player and you would think he would be the number one choice for that position.
"But for me, Tyrone Mears has acquitted himself as well as anybody in that position in the Premier League this season and it's up to Tyrone to keep delivering those performances.
"If he does, as I have said to all my players, then people will look at them and look at them in a positive light. They will see how well they are doing and ultimately that is what they will be judged on."
