The 22-year-old joined City from Middlesbrough just before the deadline on Monday.
“A few of my mates have been having a bit of banter about it. Stranger things have happened in football, I suppose,” he told the Daily Star.
“And maybe if there’s a couple of injuries, who knows? If I can play well, I’m sure the England manager watches Manchester City games most weeks.”
“This is a club going places. I’ve been wanting this move to happen since I first heard about the interest. My mind was set then,” he said of his move to City.
“Ambition is the key word for me. It’s an ambitious club and I’ve a good chance of winning things and making myself a better player here.
“I know Micah Richards and Nedum Onuoha from the Under-21s, having spent all the summer with them, so I’m among good friends. Hopefully, they’ll help me settle in.
“Life is too short to turn down an opportunity like this and that’s why I had to come.”
