England hopeful of persuading Yunus Musah to snub US with 18-year-old starring at Valencia after Jamal Musiala blow
THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION reportedly believes England are in ‘pole position’ to seal Yunus Musah’s international future.
The Three Lions suffered a major blow last week when they lost out to Germany for youngster Jamal Musiala.
Despite playing for England at youth level, Bayern Munich’s former Chelsea ace opted to pledge his allegiance to their international rivals.
Now Gareth Southgate’s side are in a battle with USA for Valencia’s talented 18-year-old forward Musah.
But the FA are believed to have received a boost following the loss of Musiala.
Musah has won two senior caps already for the USA, the country he was born in, but is eligible for England.
And the Daily Mail claims it is his preference to pursue an international career with England.
The teen moved to London from Italy, who he is also eligible to represent, when he was just nine.
He later joined Arsenal’s academy and earned England recognition at U15 to U18 level.
Musah, who also counts Ghana as a nation he is eligible for, was called up and made his debut for the States in November after making the breakthrough in Spain after joining Valencia in 2019.
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But today’s report states ‘the FA are increasingly hopeful Musah will prioritise an international career with England’ despite his two caps for USA.
After his call-up in Autumn, Three Lions boss Southgate was asked about Musah.
He said: “We think he’s a good player, that he’s on a good trajectory.
“We’d very much like his future to be with us.”
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