England welcomed a new face in training on Thursday despite Thomas Tuchel having called up 35 players for international duty in the final break before this summer's World Cup.
But in an apparent bid to ensure that his session went according to plan, another recruit was needed - with Tottenham teenager Tye Hall called upon to round out the pack during the squad's Wembley training session.
The 18-year-old midfielder regularly turns out for Spurs' under-18s side, and has sported the captain's armband on 12 occasions in the under-18s Premier League.
After first featuring for the youth team during the 2023/24 season, Hall earned his first spot on Tottenham's senior bench in January, when Spurs faced Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.
Shortly after, the teen signed a new long-term contract with the club.
Hall also has Premier League pedigree of his own, as the son of Fitz Hall, who featured for Southampton, Crystal Palace, Wigan Athletic, Newcastle, Queens Park Ranges, and Watford during his 14-year-career.
Although Hall Snr never received an international call-up from England, there was some interest from Barbados' national team in 2011.
But Hall's involvement in the side could yet make a lasting impression on his England manager.
Tuchel's plan for calling up a bulky 35-man squad was initially eye-catching, with the German manager explaining that doing so would allow for an atmosphere in a bid to audition stars he is less familiar with.
With two friendlies to play, Tuchel will await the arrival of eleven players who represent his 'core' of players before the second game, with nine or ten stars set to be sent home after the first match.
‘It felt at the time, when we looked at it, a bit messy and this solution felt the least messy,’ Tuchel explained.
‘I’m not going to tell you the names who will go home because it would not be nice to read your name. And there is always the last decision on Saturday morning.
‘So I have told them that it can be that their camp ends there and that is very likely because someone will be coming in on their position. And I don’t want to get confused with a bigger group of players. I want to keep it streamlined and focused.
‘But there is also a chance with overperformance and injuries that a player stays.’
Hall is not the first youngster to get exposure to his first England camp this week, with Manchester United talent Ayden Heaven called upon in a temporary step up from the under-20s.