Bayern Munich teen sensation Jamal Musiala is at the center of a tug of war between England, Germany and Nigeria over his international future according to his representative.
The 17 year old is eligible to play for Nigeria , Germany and England as he was born in Germany to a Nigerian father and a German mother. He however qualifies to play for England as he has lived in the country since the age of seven.
He has since gone ahead to represent England at several youth levels with the last coming during the last international break in November. Where he met with the coach of the senior national team of England Gareth Southgate.
It is believed that Southgate assured him of a call up to the senior national team of England in the next international break if he maintains his current form for Bayern Munich where he has scored 3 goals in 14 appearances.
Germany are however not giving up on him yet and they are hopeful that he will change his stance on England. He played for the U16 of Germany in 2016. Their quest to have him back was confirmed by the technical director of the German national team Oliver Bierhoff.
“Jamal Musiala is a very interesting player that we are watching because of his DFB past and his current performances,” Oliver Bierhoff said to Sport1.
“He’s currently chosen to play for England U21s, which we respect, of course,” Bierhoff said. “However, we’ll continue to keep an eye on him and keep discussing whether his stance can change.” Sport1 has reported that U21 national team coach Stefan Kuntz has been doing most of the work trying to convince the Bayern star, without success thus far.
Nigeria for now is the least favorite for his international future but a representative of the player confirmed that talks have taken place with all three nations with Musiala open to making a decision between Germany or England, when the next international break holds in March.
“ The coach of the Nigerian team met with him using his connections at Bayern Munich but that is a long shot for now. It’s between England and Germany. He has also spoken with the handlers of these teams”, he told Owngoalnigeria.com
