England Under 21 Discussions Thread (2004+ born) #8

Porto intends to secure the signing of Tyler Dibling for over €25m.

(Source: @Record_Portugal)

 

I think Rico Lewis should probably be brought back into the fold (given he's be unlikely to feature massively for the seniors), think he'd benefit with from a U21s campaign, think he was captain earlier in this one.

 

Must be a chance Kobbie Mainoo is at least considered by Carsley for a drop back down. If it happens who knows.

Rico Lewis will likely be involved in September. Carsley wanted him for this Euros.

Lewis Hall will probably be in the seniors in September but if for whatever reason he is not he could be put in this level. Same in theory with Adam Wharton.

 

Yeah potentially, but would be a bit of waste to leave him in limbo, as I don't think he'll be in many senior squads.

 

Probably only if James, Trent and at least one of White/Walker/Livramento are all unavailable due to injury.

 

For me I'd just pick the best group of players (unless they are likely to feature heavily for the Seniors). By the time the next U21 campaign comes to a close in 2026, we don't know who the senior coach will be or what type of role they'll demand from there full backs or any position.

 

🚨🔵 Chelsea consider Jamie Bynoe-Gittens as their priority target as winger with talks to follow with BVB, agreement still sealed with player side.

The club also made an inquiry for Malick Fofana in direct contact with OL, as @hugoguillemet reported. No proposal at this stage. pic.twitter.com/BpErPW9aha

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 16, 2025

 

yup. agreed. there's a big difference in taking a Rico Lewis to a major U21s tournament to have him experience all that comes with that versus putting him on a plane to Liechtenstein to play in a qualifier. needs to be figured out.

case in point - this is Livramento's first ever tournament with England, which is why it i is far more valuable for him to be doing what he does with the 21s than sat on a bench in Barcelona watching the seniors play Andorra.

 

Liverpool have joined Manchester United, Chelsea and Newcastle in the race for Southampton and England Under-21s winger Tyler Dibling, 19. (CaughtOffside)

Bayer Leverkusen are weighing up a bid for Manchester City youngster James McAtee - who has previously been linked with Manchester United. (Daily Mirror)

 

🚨🔵 Alfie Gilchrist will leave Chelsea on permanent deal this summer.

There’s strong interest from Championship with several options being considered. pic.twitter.com/NaMHDmbLxM

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 17, 2025

New deal for #CFC keeper Teddy Sharman-Lowe and season-long loan to Bolton expected to be confirmed tomorrow. Two years plus option for 12 months.

— Simon Johnson (@SJohnsonSport) June 16, 2025

 

Carney Chukwuemeka, Jobe Bellingham and Jamie Gittens all on the bench for Dortmund in the Club World Cup.

 

Jobe was good when he came on in the 2nd half, didn’t look out of place in the slightest.

 

Cresswell in advanced talks to join Como apparently.

 

Apparently he scores very highly on a lot of data metrics for CBs across Europe. Makes sense that he's caught the eye of a data-driven club like Como.

 

Greg Lincoln is to leave his head coach role across England development teams, @FA announces. Been with FA since November 2021, working across several development teams as a head coach and assistant.

— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) June 18, 2025

 

Chelsea have held further talks with West Ham about Ghana midfielder Mohammed Kudus, 24, but are prioritising a move for Borussia Dortmund's 20-year-old English winger Jamie Gittens. (Guardian), external

 

🚨 Bayer Leverkusen close to agreement with Liverpool to sign Jarell Quansah. No formal bid from #LFC to #Bayer04 yet but talks progressing towards deal being done for just north of €40m. Personal terms for 22yo defender no issue. W/ @SebSB @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/lDM3223JfM

— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) June 19, 2025

 

Borussia Dortmund's English winger Jamie Gittens, 20, is intent on joining Chelsea this summer and remains their main target in that position. (Standard)

 

Livramento doing the press conference with Carsley today which confirms he will return to the starting line up,

 

Brighton are set to enter the race for Harvey Elliott - and have identified the Liverpool star as their key summer target. (The Sun)

 

Jobe starting for Dortmund this afternoon. Chukwuemeka and Gittens on the bench.

 

Jobe scores at Club World Cup.