Is he turning them down or has he simply not been called up?
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As I say, I've heard he does want to represent Belgium, so he could be turning down Jamaican call ups?
It would be a complete joke if he represented Belgium.
I have no idea to be honest. Nothing in the local media about him refusing to play for the senior team but would be really disappointing if true.
Okay, I did some more digging and it seems there are issues between the JFF and Craig Butler, who has great influence on Leon. While in charge, Schaefer did invite him to a call up but Bailey along with his agent rejected the call up.
If he has already played for Jamaica's u23s in official competition then he won't be eligible for Belgium.
I think that was a friendly so not official competition.
Oh, so he might be good then.
He is already drawing comparisons I see. For me, he doesn't look much like Bale or Depay . Bale's dribbling style is basically kick and run. This kid seems comfortable in tight spaces albeit at a lower level. And Memphis can't beat a player 1v1 consistently.
Based on that reel, Bailey looks talented. There are an awful lot of wunderkinds around. But, he's definitely got my attention. Seems to be the type of player Dortmund develop into a world class player or a Portuguese club buy for peanuts and sell for a handsome amount.
But again, the level of play is very low. So we have only the EL games to go by to compare his skills
Based on that reel, Bailey looks talented. There are an awful lot of wunderkinds around. But, he's definitely got my attention. Seems to be the type of player Dortmund develop into a world class player or a Portuguese club buy for peanuts and sell for a handsome amount.
But again, the level of play is very low. So we have only the EL games to go by to compare his skills
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I hope it is true.
Nice. He would be great on either wing.
I think Chelsea wanted to sign him before he joined Genk too, maybe it's a Mourinho/his scouts target?
Moving Memphis and Young on should be on the agenda over the next 2 transfer windows, so we could do with adding a fast young wide player to the mix, preferably to be a squad player for now, giving us a blistering wide option off the bench. Not sure about this guy though, he's clearly fast and 2 footed but his technique and control when running with the ball looks really loose.
A lot were saying similar things about Mane and Dembele(Dortmund) and look at them now.
They also said similar stuff about Zaha......
Personally seen nothing but praise for Dembele. Looks a potential top top player to me.
We should just get ousmane dembele already, save ourselves the extra 60m we will have to spend in 3 years 
. In all honesty though, why the feck weren't we in for him.
. In all honesty though, why the feck weren't we in for him.Maybe we were, but he chose Dortmund instead?We should just get ousmane dembele already, save ourselves the extra 60m we will have to spend in 3 years
Its looking likely they'll have to pay the full transfer fee (€50ish million) soon, so I doubt he'd be moving for 60m, he'll be a record fee.We should just get ousmane dembele already, save ourselves the extra 60m we will have to spend in 3 years
Think most of Europe wanted him, but he and mainly his mother wanted him to play regularly and saw Dortmund as a great place to learn. Can't say they've made a poor decision tbh.We should just get ousmane dembele already, save ourselves the extra 60m we will have to spend in 3 years
Wish more players would be more patient and really play regularly before getting the "big" move (obviously Dortmund is big but he's getting good minutes)
I don't recall any criticism of Dembele's technique and I still don't think Mane is anything special to be honest. If we are looking for a young wide player I just think there are better looking options out there.
Scored again in the first half against Bilbao. Genk are getting beat 3-1, but that was Bailey's 4th Europa League goal of the season.
Sounds like he's proven at our level, then.
We should sign him.
3-2 now. Genk's other young super talent Wilfred Ndidi with the goal.
Just made a super assist for the 3rd goal. He's pretty fecking ace.
nice play but looks like a tackle not an assist
Sign the guy up. Very quick, scored a goal and has great skills. Oh and plays on the right! We need more players like him in the squad.
Bit strange that he's so good in the EL but has only scored or assisted in 3 league games.
Better chance of scouts being in the stadium during Europa league matches.
Think we'all be looking at him for the Jan transfer window.
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Maybe the scouts were scouting this fella
Can't pretend to know anything about him whatsoever, but could definitely be a Martial-esque signing from us, best case scenario. Would inject some much needed pace, clearly. If we can get him I'd 100% support it.
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There are no guarantees in football. He either takes the step up and sees for himself or not. No top club will guarantee him minutes. Better players didnt make it.
If I was a player/agent right now I Would want to know 100%that ,unless I did something extremely out of order, I wouldn't get the Mkhi /Coudrado/Salah etc etc treatment.
Unrealistic maybe, but understandable.
Good attitude, lots of players move far too early chasing money and then disappearing because they aren't good enough.
Get better first, then reap the rewards. Saying that though, he's more than good enough for minutes on our wing IMO. If we are shifting Memphis this january I would definitely get him in for cover.
B Silva/Bailey/Martins would be my top 3 wing targets.
Get better first, then reap the rewards. Saying that though, he's more than good enough for minutes on our wing IMO. If we are shifting Memphis this january I would definitely get him in for cover.
B Silva/Bailey/Martins would be my top 3 wing targets.
Martins seems rawer than B Silva/Bailey. But all three have so much potential.