The England manager was at Villa's game against Charlton on saturday afternoon to check-up on the young defender, who is one of five new faces named in the squad.
Full Squad:
Goalkeepers: David James (Man City), Paul Robinson (Leeds), Ian Walker (Leicester), Robert Green (Norwich).
Defenders: Phillip Neville (Man United), Danny Mills (Middlesbrough, on-loan from Leeds), Gareth Southgate (Middlesbrough), Jonathan Woodgate (Newcastle), John Terry (Chelsea), Jamie Carragher (Liverpool), Jlloyd Samuel (Aston Villa), Anthony Gardner (Tottenham).
Midfielders: Nicky Butt (Man United), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), David Beckham (Real Madrid), Owen Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Scott Parker (Chelsea), Alan Thompson (Celtic), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Man City), Jermaine Jenas (Newcastle).
Strikers: Wayne Rooney (Everton), Emile Heskey (Liverpool), Darius Vassell (Aston Villa), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Alan Smith (Leeds).