African Football
Tariq Lamptey asked to be excused from England Under-21 squad ahead of Ghana switch
Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey has been asked to be left out of the England Under-21 squad as he continues talks with Ghana over a possible switch.
Lamptey was due to be in the Young Lions’ selection for their upcoming four Euro qualifiers against Czech Republic, Albania, Kosovo, and Slovenia.
“There’s an issue over his dual nationality. He’s had an approach. It’s something he’s considering at the minute.” England Under-21 boss Lee Carsley said
“He’s asked to be left out of the squad for a bit of head space. He’s not switched, it’s not cemented or anything like that.
“But he’s had an approach (from Ghana), we have to respect that.
“We’ve made it clear how important we see him to us. I know the seniors have as well.
“It’s not something that we’ve given up on. Tariq is fully aware of how important we see him.”
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Lee Carsley adds that Tariq Lamptey is an important player for England for now and the future and it will be a huge loss if they let him go.
“But the opposite to that is Tariq is a big player for us and we see a real future for him within the pathway, so I’ll definitely be going back to him.
“He would be a big loss. We do have some really good right-backs but that doesn’t mean we should become blasé about our players.
“We see Tariq as an important player for not potentially only the senior team but the 21s as well.”
Ghana will face Madagascar in the AFCON Qualifiers next week, Otto Addo has reportedly contacted the players he called up for the clash but the list is still yet to be made public.
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