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There are not too many Premier League winners knocking about in their mid-20s with 38 England youth caps but no appearances for the senior side.
Chalobah signed a new Blues contract in the November of his first season, adding his first goals in the Premier and Champions League. But squads came and went without the same recognition brother Nathaniel received through his solitary England appearance in 2018. The teenager is on the pathway to England honours but that is a treacherous route that many fail to complete. Nigeria have tempted Alex Iwobi and Ademola Lookman in similar circumstances before and the Austria-born Chukwuemeka has already shown once that his patience has a limit.“I am Angolan, my parents are Angolan, they are proud of where they are from and I am proud to be Angolan,”. “We just have to see what opportunities come and we will talk about it.
Eddie Nketiah is proving far harder to persuade. That England U21 goalscoring record runs deep, forming an indelible connection and coursing through ice-cold veins. Cut him and he bleeds Toulon Tournament. A few starts and goals would not go amiss but his role of genuine importance for the Premier League champions-elect mean it will surely be his turn soon to have the privilege of watching from the bench as Harry Kane never rests.
“My grandparents are from Portugal, it would make them more proud than it would make him if I did. He lets me do what I want to do. He will be happy if I am playing international football for anyone.”