U21 Players 2023/24

[tetsujin1979]

Just for the sake of argument, say a player born and raised in Ireland decides to declare for Nigeria, would they still be counted as an EU player, due to their Irish passport?

[Razors left peg]

Just for the sake of argument, say a player born and raised in Ireland decides to declare for Nigeria, would they still be counted as an EU player, due to their Irish passport?

If Bellingham can register with Real Madrid under his Irish passport I would say yes

[pineapple stu]

The South Americans do it all the time don't they? Get Italian/Spanish citizenship based on some distant ancestor (longer than grandparent I think) but they never counted towards any limits in Serie A/La Liga or similar.

Where there's cash there's a way...

[Jolly Red Giant]

Just for the sake of argument, say a player born and raised in Ireland decides to declare for Nigeria, would they still be counted as an EU player, due to their Irish passport?

Yes they would.

[Eirambler]

Looks like Zefi is going to Roma, can't say I'm overly excited about that move. He's not a kid anymore, needs to get out and play some senior football to see if he's any good at it (I have my doubts).

[Razors left peg]

Looks like Zefi is going to Roma, can't say I'm overly excited about that move. He's not a kid anymore, needs to get out and play some senior football to see if he's any good at it (I have my doubts).

Jose is the perfect manager to give a young tricky winger with a questionable work ethic a run in the first team

[Demesne Lad]

"Youngster Rocco Vata could be heading for the exit door as interest from Italy continues to grow in the B team starlet. Bologna have been strongly linked with the forward but a new name in the frame has emerged in the shape of Como FC. Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano states they can offer a different kind of project and guaranteed minutes with talks set to follow." (Daily Record, 15 Jan)

[culloty82]

Just for the sake of argument, say a player born and raised in Ireland decides to declare for Nigeria, would they still be counted as an EU player, due to their Irish passport?

Of course, in that scenario, ever since the citizenship referendum, either one of their parents would need to be Irish, or the family would have to have become naturalised at the time of the move.

[samhaydenjr]

Bit of an update from the weekend:

Franco Umeh scored two equalisers in the last five minutes of Crystal Palace's 3-3 draw at Blackburn, bringing his season's total to seven in eleven league appearances. Zak Gilsenan and Rory Finneran came on as subs for Rovers: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...tal-palace-u21

Jamie Mullins scored and assisted for Brighton in a 4-2 win against Liverpool. Trent Kone-Doherty was a sub for the Reds:https://www.premierleague.com/match/...-liverpool-u21

Ollie O'Neill got the assist on Fulham's late winner against Derby: https://www.premierleague.com/match/...21-v-derby-u21

[weldoninhio]

Jose is the perfect manager to give a young tricky winger with a questionable work ethic a run in the first team

Jose gone now

[tetsujin1979]

Zefi's transfer gets stranger as time passes. There's no announcement on Roma's website, there's actually no mention of Zefi on the website at all, nothing on their facebook or instagram accounts - the only acknowledgement by the club that the transfer has gone through is one post on their twitter account

[Olé Olé]

Zefi's transfer gets stranger as time passes. There's no announcement on Roma's website, there's actually no mention of Zefi on the website at all, nothing on their facebook or instagram accounts - the only acknowledgement by the club that the transfer has gone through is one post on their twitter account

But he isn't a first team squad member so hardly needs a fanfare?

[tetsujin1979]

But he isn't a first team squad member so hardly needs a fanfare?

I'm not saying he should be introduced to the crowd, but you'd think there'd be some mention of him signing?

[pineapple stu]

Do they commonly announce Primavera team signings though?

Because that's what he is I presume.

[Crosby87]

Only if he brings his own pasta, Stu.

[SkStu]

Nathan Fraser off the mark, grabs a goal against Brentford!

[Jolly Red Giant]

Tony Springett has joined Northampton on loan from Norwich

[tetsujin1979]

Five goals for Irish players in the Premier League Cup last night - two for Mark O'Mahony against Hull, two for Zak Gilsenan against Sheffield United, and one for Alex Murphy against Nottingham Forest
Sam Curtis also made his first appearance for the Blades' U21 side
Gilsenan's goals below

O'Mahony's goals are on YouTube, at 3:45 and 4:18 on the link below, scored from a total of about 3 yards.
Can only link to the video, embedding has been disabled for it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ7MrUgErBM

[tetsujin1979]

Franco Umeh nominated for PL2 Player of the Month for January
https://www.premierleague.com/news/3884172

[lofty9]

Not u21 but underage related. Keilan Quinn (2007) born in England signed for Aston Villa from West Brom for £1m on deadline day. His dad is from Sion in Tyrone.