When asked in March if there would be space for the two strikers, Southgate replied “Maybe, maybe not. I genuinely don’t know the answer to that.
“That will depend on what kind of profile we need, what the profiles of the rest of the squad [members] are, whether we need a couple of players that are adaptable in a couple of positions that means we can pick specialists in certain other positions.
“I think we feel that Ivan is one of the contenders in that role, so [it is] important to bring him back in and be able to work with him again.
“He has shown, coming back into Brentford’s team, the impact and quality that he can have. Equally, Ollie is having an outstanding season with Aston Villa and is a player in excellent form. I have to say Unai has done an excellent job with Villa, and he’s a player who has benefited from that.”
