{"id":151314,"date":"2024-02-14T11:50:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T11:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/14\/england-fast-track-mainoo-capture-amid-ghana-interest\/"},"modified":"2024-02-14T11:50:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T11:50:38","slug":"england-fast-track-mainoo-capture-amid-ghana-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/14\/england-fast-track-mainoo-capture-amid-ghana-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"England Fast-Track Mainoo Capture &#8230;Amid Ghana Interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Kobbie Mainoo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gareth Southgate is considering fast-tracking young Manchester United star Kobbie Mainoo through the England ranks as interest in the teenager intensifies from Ghana, sources have told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old has emerged as a hugely promising midfielder under Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford and started his 10th consecutive match across all competitions on Sunday as United beat Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park.<\/p>\n<p>Mainoo has represented England at under-17s, U18s and U19s level but is eligible to switch his allegiance to Ghana, where his parents were born.<\/p>\n<p>The youngster still spends some of his spare time back in Ghana and the country\u2019s football association confirmed earlier this month they were keen on convincing Mainoo to represent them at international level.<\/p>\n<p>However, sources have told ESPN that Southgate believes Mainoo has significant potential and is keen to accelerate his progress with England.<\/p>\n<p>Southgate will name his senior squad on March 14, and there is a chance Mainoo could be included should he continue his superb form for United, although it is equally likely at this stage that he could skip the U20s and move into England\u2019s U21s squad.<\/p>\n<p>Mainoo\u2019s involvement will be one key topic of conversation between Southgate and U21s boss Lee Carsley in the weeks ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Sources suggest England are confident Mainoo wants to represent them and there is a desire to integrate him into the setup, but he will only become ineligible for Ghana when he plays a competitive senior international and this year\u2019s fixture list has complicated the situation.<\/p>\n<p>England have four games before this summer\u2019s European Championship but they are all friendlies, starting with home matches at Wembley against Brazil and Belgium next month.<\/p>\n<p>One solution would be for Southgate to select Mainoo at Euro 2024, but that would be a huge call given he has only made 17 appearances at first-team level.<\/p>\n<p>Southgate is also only able to name a 23-man squad \u2014 reduced from the 26-man groups used at the previous World Cup and Euros, originally increased due to COVID-19 concerns \u2014 which means less room for experimentation and a possible wait until the autumn for Mainoo to play competitively.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kobbie Mainoo \u00a0 Gareth Southgate is considering fast-tracking young Manchester United star Kobbie Mainoo through the England ranks as interest in the teenager intensifies from Ghana, sources have told ESPN. 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