Jack Wilshere says only "English people" should play for the national side as England monitor Adnan Januzaj.
Asked about the issue, Wilshere said: "If you live in England for five years it doesn't make you English."
The 21-year-old Arsenal player added: "If I went to Spain and lived there for five years, I'm not going to play for Spain."
"We are English. We tackle hard, are tough on the pitch and are hard to beat.
"We have great characters. You think of Spain and you think technical but you think of England and you think they are brave and they tackle hard. We have to remember that.
"The only people who should play for England are English people."