Former Chelsea and Liverpool youth teamer Dominic Solanke scored his 20th goal of the season for Bournemouth in the English Championship helping them to a 3-1 win over Birmingham City.
Solanke struck in the 31st minute to extend his team’s lead as they continue their push to gain promotion to the English Premier League. They are currently second on the log six points behind leaders Fulham.
The 24 year old has finally delivered on the promise that made him a hit in his teenage years both at club and also national level where he played at several levels for England.
Solanke was a big hit with the England U20 scoring 10 goals from 15 games. He also scored nine goals in 18 games for the U21 but his poor form didn’t help him make the progress many envisage for him with the senior national team.
In 2018 , he turned down the chance to switch to Nigeria from England following an approach from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). According to his representative he is now more open to the idea.
” It’s a discussion we had few months ago. If the option is on the table he will consider it. Playing senior national team football is the dream of many footballers. If approached then a decision won’t be hard to reach”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
