Iirc we were linked with him when he signed for Leverkusen and it was €20m I think. I think he'll go for around €50m with add ons in today's market. Pulisic would be double that considering what Dembele went for.
At this age these stats aren't very important. Natural talent and potential are the crucial aspects to consider.
Pogba? Lukaku?
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Says they're British passport holders but does it not require them to have been born in England for him to be eligible? Not sure on this...
They got his age wrong so I wouldn't be so sure the accuracy of this
He´s basically told them that they are too shite and amateurish for him to travel that far all the time. He offered his services/passport allegiance to the highest bidder already. Seems England holds the easiest pathway, if the reports are true.
He can only play for Jamaica or England I think. Was not in Belgium long enough and nowhere near long enough in Germany to play for them.Would be pissed if Germany helps him develop into a great player and he ends up playing for England even if he's never played football there
Can't even play for England currently. He's got english relatives, but to far away to be recognized by FIFA.
He has two English grandparents from what I've read. You only need one.
Were they UK residents or just UK passport holders because they were born before Jamaican independence? If its the latter the link would be tenuous as to him playing for England. And with all the top prospects coming through in his position, it would be a little bit controversial to bring him in I think.
Jamaican independence was 1962. Depends if his grandparents are over 56!
Other nations have been nicking players better than those they have actually produced using the grandparents rule for years. Not sure why this would be any more of a joke.
It's also very possible that his grandparents were born or live(d) in the UK as many Jamaicans do.
Spain do it and so do Germany I believe.
Not exactly. The need to be born on English territory. So, being born on Jamaica probably isn't enough for his grandparents even if it was English *at the time*
For the purposes of this issue, if they were born in the UK then that's enough for him to be eligible. Where they lived is kinda irrelevant.
It's very possible two of his grandparents were born here given the first wave of Caribbean immigration in the 50s & 60s.
I think the one time that Germany did this was Paulo Rink in 1998 who had a German born grandfather.
True. But the question I'm asking myself is: if that was the case, why hasn't he gone that way already? If he has such a clear path, why is he even still talking about playing for Belgium or Germany after 5 years of living there. So there's reasonable doubt.
Sean Dundee also took German citizenhsip with the intent to become a full-timer, but he only made it as far as one Germany B team appearance. Those early 2000s were truly desperate times.
It’s rumour at the moment so we will have to wait and see.
There is a tradition of Jamaicans playing for England and some cultural links between the countries (Queen is head of state there etc). Raheem Sterling was born in Jamaica.
I just did a quick search on Reddit, and found this post on a Jamaican football forum: http://www.thereggaeboyz.com/forum/...flat/Number/354073/page/1/fpart/96#Post380112
It all depends on if this source really knows his family heritage. It does seem like his agent is playing silly buggers though.
That's the one. He posted it onto reddit as well.
Lot of bullshit in there. What he's saying about the grandparents clause is 100% wrong for example.
I've wrote about him on here before. He's a mad fecker.
That's what he says. He just doesn't word it very good. He is saying 1 of your 4 grandparents or 1 of your 2 parents, which is true. So of the 6 of them 1 needs to be.
it's not, what twisted logic are you applying here?
