Yunus Musah turned 18 yesterday and as soon as he reached the age of majority you will have to make one of the most important decisions of your sports career. The Valencia winger must decide shortly which team will you choose to play their international commitments. On the one hand, it is England with which he has already played in all the lower categories (up to under-18) and the country in which he grew up. And on the other is United States, which you can play with having been born in New York.
Yunus played, two weeks ago, two friendlies with the United States against Wales and Panama. The North American team presented his project: they assured him Olympic Games and a future with a team with young promises who play in Europe (Pulisic, Dest, Gio Reyna, Tim Weah…). Yunus liked it and both parties agreed to try the absolute in the previous international matches window since being friendly did not commit him to anything.
The point is that the next call is in March and the player has already agreed to respond to the United States before then. While, England does not give up the footballer and he has also communicated that he wants to continue counting on him. His plans They happened to have called him this last call with the sub-21, previous step to the absolute of the 'Pross'.
The player continues to collect information and last Saturday, after the match against Atlético and on the pitch, he was talking for a long time with Kieran Trippier, one of the fixtures of the English team who brought him up to date, in the first person, of the project of the team that Southgate directs. The rojiblanco side was very cordial with the young Valencian attacker who right now is with a crucial dissertation for his future as an international.