Fraser Forster admits he needs Champions League football to maintain his hopes of playing for England.
The 24-year-old has twice been called up by his country but the competition for places is intense with Joe Hart, Jack Butland and Ben Foster all in contention. Forster had an excellent Champions League campaign, though, and last night he said he would need that to continue for as long as he stays at Celtic.
"If I want to hang around the England squad I need to be playing in those games," he said. "I need that exposure. It's benefited me massively this season. Once you've played in those games you want to be playing in them as often as you can. It probably makes qualification next season that bit more important."
In an interview with an English journalist, Forster said of his team-mates "lot of them will move on at some stage and I'm no different". He hopes to play in the Barclays Premier League one day but will leave Celtic only to be the first-choice goalkeeper somewhere else.
"It's got to be the right club," he said. "Why would I move to sit on the bench when I'm at a good club like Celtic? I think there's always more to achieve [with Celtic]. I've got three years left on my contract so there's plenty of time. Champions League football at Celtic is very special. It's been fantastic for all of us this year. There are some huge clubs but I'm a Celtic player and I intend on being that."
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