Aston Villa's obligation to turn England attacking midfielder Harvey Elliott's loan move from Liverpool into a permanent switch is thought to kick in if the 22-year-old makes 10 appearances for the Midlands club. (Independent)
English midfielder James Garner, 24, says he has "heard nothing" and there have been no talks with Everton about extending his contract, which runs out next summer. (FourFourTwo) West Ham have reignited their interest in 23-year-old Toulouse defender Charlie Cresswell, who has been capped by England Under-21s. (Talksport) Harvey Elliott’s loan at Aston Villa does not include a recall clause as the midfielder continues to struggle for minutes under Unai Emery - The Athletic
Pep Guardiola suffered a hammer blow when highly-rated teen Han Willhoft-King chose to study law at Oxford University instead of challenging for a first-team role - The Sun
Having watched Han play for Spurs its very unlikely he would be challenging for a first team role at City, but he could have had a pro career somewhere. But he's fortunate (all credit to him) to have other options.
Reminds me of Oliver Gill at United. He quit to go to university after taking a lower league loan and realising that he wasn’t good enough to make the Premier League and that life in the lower leagues is quite different to life at United. He now works in assurance. Also made me think of Tudor Mendel-Idowu, he totally fell off the England radar. Apparently now at Ipswich but I can’t find anything about him playing this season. edit Looks like Mendel-Idowu is doing decent in PL2 with 5 goals and 3 assists in 9 games.
Donley scored his first goal for Northern Ireland yesterday. Is he someone who we maybe should have kept?
He's being used from the bench in The Championship at the moment. He'd have to go on a truly meteoric rise from here to get ahead of Bellingham, Palmer, Foden, Rogers, Eze and Gibbs-White.
I think we'd like to keep most options open but its simply not possible. Don't think Donley will go onto to be of the level of a regular England international standard, he has some outrageous qualities but lacks athleticism. Would have been a good U21 option for this campaign, but he's about as dual as you can get, born in Northern Ireland to a N.I father and English mother and moved to England as young boy.
England will lose even better players than Donley in the near future. That's the price you pay for having a very strong squad.
And we’ve lost a few who would certainly be competing for a place in the current senior squad. Musiala, Olise and Semenyo spring to mind. Even though there’s no real blame attached but these are the types we need to keep hold off.
Issac Buckley-Rickets was mentioned in the u19 thread. He won the u19 Euros with England in 2017 keeping one Marcus Edwards on the bench. He's now playing in the 6th tier of English football for Macclesfield. Still not a bad way to make a living with weekly wages ranging from £700 - £4000.
English attacking midfielder Harvey Elliott, who is currently on loan at Aston Villa. is the subject of interest from Bundesliga and Serie A clubs, with parent club Liverpool willing to sell the 22-year-old at a reduced price. (Football Insider, external)
Brentford will allow 22-year-old English goalkeeper Matthew Cox to leave the club on loan during the January transfer window. (Football Insider, external)
Everton boss David Moyes wants to hang on to English midfielder James Garner amid interest from Manchester United, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest in the 24-year-old, who is out of contract at the end of the season. (Talksport)
Crystal Palace are weighing up making a January move for Newcastle United’s 26-year-old English midfielder Joe Willock. The Magpies could be persuaded to sell as they are keen to sign AZ Alkmaar's 19-year-old Dutch midfielder Kees Smit. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Gelhardt scores again, now he has 9 goals. Stansfield has 8, while Adam Armstrong and Ellis Simms 7-7 right now from the former youth players.
MLS clubs are prepared to give Harvey Elliott a way out as Liverpool remain furious over his lack of minutes on loan at Aston Villa. Because he’s already played for two clubs this season, the midfielder can only move to a league on a different FIFA calendar — such as the USA or Brazil. (Source: Football Insider)
What's going on with Dan Neil? He was a regular for Sunderland last season, but so far he has only played 2 minutes in the Premier League. He wasn't injured, he sat on the bench during every game, and twice came on as a time wasting sub. He should definitely leave in January.
Teddy Sharman-Lowe has been voted Bolton's player of the Month. Probably means a loan to the Championship for next season then.