United States, England and Valencia, pending Yunus

Yunus Musah You have to make a decision in the next few days that will mark your career path to a certain extent. At least at the national level. The United States, England and also Valencia are awaiting the word of Yunus, who still did not say “yes” to repeat call with the Americans little boy” to England's recruitment attempts.

Gregg Berhalter will give during the week of March 15 the list of summoned for the friendly matches that the United States team will play in Europe against Jamaica and Ireland. The North American coach's plans are to include the name of Yunus Musah, as he did in November. Then, Yunus started in the friendlies against Panama and Wales.

There, during the concentration in Cardiff, Yunus learned from Berhalter of his plans, which involves making a present and future team, in which Yunus would enter, to compete in the Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The United States, through the figure of Nico Estévez, a Valencian coach who is a member of the national team's organization chart, has been working on recruiting Yunus, a footballer born in New York, for some time.

But England, the country he played with 32 games in the lower categories, from the U'15 to the U'18, He is also doing his job so that Yunus decides to play with them. Yunus, who has a British passport for his time at Arsenal (from 9 to 17 years old), recently heard the coach's compliments Gareth Southgate: “We think he is a good player, we would like him to be with us.”

Yunus is one of the footballers who are benefiting from the change of FIFA regulations regarding the requirements to be able to change selection. In the past, the two games that he has already played with the United States absolute would deprive him of being able to play with a third, but in September the rule was changed and now, in certain cases, the change is allowed as long as he has played a “maximum of three parties” being under 21 years of age.

Such a change in regulation allowed Yunus to accept the US call in November, without compromising his future. But, with two games already on his record, Yunus has to make a decision for the Jamaica and Ireland games. England is pressing in trying to convince him because a few weeks ago he found out how Jamal musiala (Bayern Munich) opted for Germany.

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Yunus, 26 games with Valencia (16 starters, two goals), you have to choose between a present with the United States or a future with England, because the regulations also indicate that “at least three years must elapse since the last international match A (…) was played in both official and unofficial competition”. Obviously, if he resigned from the United States, his landing in England would be made in the first instance in the U'21 team.

Yunus's decision is not only pending the United States and England, also Valencia. The Mestalla club, which renewed until 2026, has a strategic plan in North America, based basically on the figure of the New Yorker Yunus. Such a business plan, obviously, is contingent or at least conditional on Yunus's decision.