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| Aston Villa star Jack Grealish has been urged to end uncertainty over international future |
JACK GREALISH has been urged to end the uncertainty over his international future and sign up for England.
Manager Roy Hodgson said he was unsure why the Aston Villa midfielder was delaying his choice between England or the Republic of Ireland having made a personal plea to the teenager.
Grealish, 19, had been expected to make a decision by the autumn and Hodgson said: "We've spoken to him and what we've said, quite simply, is that we think he is a very talented footballer.
"We think he could have a very good international career and we would be more than happy if he chose that career to be England.
"I'm not 100 per cent certain of what he is waiting for. As far as I am concerned, I would like him to come out and say, 'I've thought about it, I've got the two possibilities and I'm opting for England' and then of course he will be available for selection.
"But he has been injured, to be fair, so he wouldn't have been selectable for any team, England, Ireland, at whatever level during these September fixtures.
"Now maybe before the October fixtures he might make that decision.
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| England manager Roy Hodgson believes Grealish will do well for England |
"It would be nice if he says 'yes' and then he would have a year to see if he could knock one or two of these players off their perch."
Hodgson warned he will become embroiled in talks with Grealish's representatives, the Stellar Group, over the issue.
"What I don't do is speak to agents about their players," he said. "I'm England manager. Agents speak to club directors and maybe even club managers, but as England manager I don't speak to agents.
"I'm more than happy to speak to the boy, I'm more than happy to speak to his manager and more than happy to speak to his parents. But I don't go to meetings where an agent sits there and tells me and I have to deal with that.
"I think it's inappropriate, very inappropriate."
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