Alternatively how about you play for your country that you were born in? Crazy idea i know but everyone is born somewhere. This business of people choosing their national team in whatever sport seems much more common these days than it was 30 years ago. Final point on Rice, I am not so sure he was so emotionally torn as he thinks. Possible Southgate has been in his ear and said you are good enough to play for England and we got to the world cup semi final. You are less likely to get that chance playing for the republic. A couple of decades back the ROI team were jokingly refereed to as England B. Not all of them but i suspect many players who thought they wernt good enough to be picked in the England side still wanted to play internationals and suddenly found a grand parent. There are loads of them.
Ante Pala. The potential looms intriguing. :)Which kid is this?
I think it should define what country you play for more than where your grandparents were born. ?? That to me seems completely irrelevant.Where you are born doesn't define your nationality at all, it's a completely random event. Raheem Sterling should be playing for Jamaica should he?
As for Rice, I don't know him. I've no idea how he might feel, but I would say it's perfectly plausible.
I think it should define what country you play for more than where your grandparents were born. ?? That to me seems completely irrelevant.
Ante Pala. The potential looms intriguing. :)
A Busquetian rise wouldn't surprise me. The kid seems to have a whole lot of intangibles.Hope potential comes to fruition.
Not sure if he will be ready for first team early enough to replace Fernandinho.
An interesting player.
Never getting wan bissaka for £35m mate. Chelsea, city, utd after him and they're just un the prem.English will be invaded.
RB, LB & HM all Engl8sh IMO
Both Rice & AWB will be class signings if true.
Add Chillwell to that 2 then we are well covered.
Maybe we will get more praise with adding 3 English players???
£135m should do it...
Rice 55m
Chillwell £45m
AWB £35m
Goodbye Otamendi, Mangala, Bravo & possibly Danilo & Zinchenko.
Guess things depend on Mendy & Vinny, Mendy being a major concern whereas Vinny will be there if required.