England U-18 Discussions Thread (2007 born)

Was a nice little cameo from him, he made a few important blocks in the ten minutes he were on. He's quite a big lad and physically he looks ready for mens football.

 

A full debut for Law McCabe for Boro today.

 

Looks like England U18 will finish their season with a couple of games at SGP against Northern Ireland & Morocco.

 

I've not seen much of him previously but this is really impressive. Don't know how good he is in the air but he looks extremely well rounded, reminds me a bit of Solanke.

 

Squad announced for matches at St George’s park against Northern Ireland and Morroco at 12pm BST on the 20th May.

 

Our U18 #YoungLions squad has been named for two fixtures at St. George's Park this week ✔️

— England (@England) May 20, 2024

Bit of an experimental squad.

I assume Nyoni & Sidibe have eligibility issues, if not you'd expect them to be at the U17 tournament with their own year group.

 

Feels increasingly likely. Sidibe was born in France so would have fo go through the full Naturalisation process. Nyoni I am pretty sure was born in England (I can see someone with his name and middle name name born in Reading in 2007 on the GRO index) which means getting citizenship is easier as going by Zimbabwean reports he has never ceased living in England. Can’t imagine Liverpool would also have him living on Zimbabwean passport for any longer than necessary - it’s different with an EU passport like Sidibe has.

 

Leo Black has travelled with Spurs to Australia and will likely play some minutes in the post season friendly. No idea if he was going to be part of this squad, but did play and score in the last round of fixtures.

 

Wonder how many players were 'injured' for this particular meetup. Good to see Wheatley in the squad.

 

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4-2 win. Young, Donovan, Wheatley + an OG.

https://www.englandfootball.com/art...-mu18s-northern-ireland-match-report-20242205

 

Stoke's Souleymane Sidibe, 17, could be on the move this summer with Brighton, Chelsea, Monaco and Juventus interested in the French midfielder. (Foot Mercato - in French)

Someone should tell them he played for England this week.

 

Leo Cardoso is back with Portugal after his injury issues, has been called up to their U18s.

 

2-1 win over Morocco. Ethan Wheatley came off the bench to score both.

https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2024/May/26/england-mu18s-morocco-match-report-20242605

 

Stoke midfielder Sol Sidibe, 17, is a target for Chelsea, AC Milan and Monacoafter making his first-team breakthrough last season. (Mail, external)

 

Wheatley’s goals against Morocco

Exclusive footage of Ethan Wheatley’s 2 goals vs Morocco

26 goals in 2023/24.

Brilliant movement and finish for the first. For the second goal…he is very good at instinctive finishes pic.twitter.com/Z5i34PK4Xc

— academyarena Utd (@academyarenaUTD) May 29, 2024

 

I don't think people realise quite how big Wheatley is. Might end up 6'6/6'7.

 

Featured in the programme, hopefully that's a sign he's highly regarded! Do any of the Manchester United fans on here know what their club thinks of his potential?

Wheatley got a solitary debut cap for England U17 side (in a somewhat experimental selection which lost badly to Poland) a couple of years ago, then had to wait for the end of season fixtures against Northern Ireland & Morocco U18 last month for another chance. I assume from that International absence his development has accelerated recently. Seemed to lack that kind of profile at the youth World Cup last year held by Indonesia.

I expect next season he'll be competing with Jayden Danns and perhaps Chiwome for Striker in the U19 squad.