Brighton and Hove Albion defender Tariq Lamptey has rejected a call-up to the England Beneath-21 squad as he works on altering his nationality.
The 21-year-old was contacted by Ghana in 2020 however made his England Beneath-21 debut later that 12 months however the England Beneath-21 head coach Lee Carsley revealed that the African nation had approached the participant once more and he was “contemplating” the provide.
“He is requested to be disregarded of the squad for a little bit of headspace. He is not switched, it is not cemented or something like that however he is had an method, we respect that. We have made it clear how vital we see him to us. I do know the senior crew has as effectively.
“Tariq is absolutely conscious of how vital we see him – I’ve rung him on daily basis! I most likely should not have, I most likely pushed him. You possibly can solely make it clear so many occasions. He is aware of the place we stand with him. We respect he is obtained a choice to make,”,” mentioned Carsley.
The participant who got here by means of the ranks at Chelsea has been a key determine with Brighton however an harm derailed his progress this season.
The chance to symbolize Ghana on the World Cup later this 12 months would possibly show too good to show down and with a number of the English gamers having modified their nationality, it wont be one thing unusual if he made such a transfer.
