Southgate Gives Up On Hudson-Odoi

By Daily Sports on September 20, 2021

 

England manager Gareth Southgate believes Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi is set to switch his international allegiance to Ghana, according to the Daily Mail.

This comes after the 20-year-old rejected a call-up to the U-21 England side earlier this month, claiming that he wants to ‘focus on his development at Chelsea’ after falling down the pecking order at the Blues.

Southgate reportedly feels as though Hudson-Odoi has grown disillusioned with the English FA.

The belief is that Hudson-Odoi will take Ghana up on the chance to switch allegiances in time for the 2022 World Cup.

Hudson-Odoi remains eligible to represent the Black Stars, as FIFA rules state that players can still switch international sides if a player has made no more than three appearances for his country, all of those appearances came before the age of 21 and none of them were in a major international tournament.

Hudson-Odoi played in three Euro qualifiers for England against the Czech Republic, Montenegro and Kosovo in 2019.

The Chelsea star is reportedly keen to play at a major international tournament and doesn’t have high hopes of making the England squad for the 2022 World Cup.

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel insisted that Hudson-Odoi would need to “deal with the consequences” of snubbing his England Under-21 call-up.

“It’s his decision and nothing to do with my opinion or the club’s,” he said in August.

“If I speculate a little bit, I think it’s about disappointment that he is not nominated for the first team, but at the same time maybe he did not have enough minutes to be nominated for the first team.

“I could see the upgrade in having some minutes and being in a leading role for the Under 21s, but he decided differently so he will deal with the consequences.” (African Football)

•PHOTO: Callum Hudson-Odoi in action for Chelsea

Source Daily Sports

Posted September 20, 2021


 

You may also like...
Solskjaer: Summer Decisions have harmed United

2020 Olympic Games Qualifiers: Dennerby Names Squad for...

Gombe United fined N3.25m

Donastars FC fight back to win NDDC U-17...

Bees attack players, match officials and spectators during...

Mueller, Gnabry Return To Bayern Munich Training

 

Latest News David Moyes returns to Everton as manager Wilder predicts huge Joshua comeback FA Cup: Bartlett backs United to beat Arsenal Yobo, Martins tip Osimhen for United move Barcelona eye Manchester United’s Rashford NPFL Future: We 've Put To Bed, Rest All The Doubting Thomases ---- GTI's Abubakar Lawal Moyes in talks with Everton over return to club City confident of Aina signing I was ‘poisoned’ before 2022 Australian Open deportation-Djokovic Adesanya gets UFC rival’s backing EPL: West Ham appoint ex-Chelsea boss, Graham Potter, head coach Simon welcomes Chelle

 

Most Read Rangers International going, going . . . (55,229 views) Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (46,381 views) Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (44,421 views) Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (44,064 views) Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (44,003 views) Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (43,976 views) Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (43,809 views) NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (43,372 views) Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (42,447 views) Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (41,108 views) Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (39,557 views) John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (38,983 views)

 

Phone numbers

Tel: +234(0)8066020976
+234(0)8055068145
+234(0)7013416146
+234(0)8094272884

Email addresses

info@dailysportsng.com
support@dailysportsng.com
publisher@dailysportsng.com

Office address

No 3, Adetoun Close, Off College Road, Ogba, Ikeja Lagos.
Website: www.dailysportsng.com

Social Media