Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott have each been named within the England under-21s squad for his or her upcoming friendlies, a useful shot at minutes for the previous.
Whereas Elliott stays the one Liverpool participant to function in each recreation this season, Jones has made simply 12 appearances for a complete of 324 minutes.
The No. 17 has battled accidents and has lately been a part of a rotating substitute bench alongside Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Fabio Carvalho.
Jones has made simply two begins this season and regardless of his lack of recreation time, he has been referred to as as much as Lee Carsley’s 26-man squad for the upcoming worldwide break.
The Younger Lions meet France (March 25) and Croatia (March 28) in preparation for the U21 European Championship this summer time, which Elliott and Jones will hope to be part of.
Whereas Jones is now 22, as he was born on or after January 1, 2000, he stays eligible to participate within the upcoming event.
The worldwide break is usually one the place followers are desperate to see their senior gamers handed as a lot respite as potential, nevertheless it’s the opposite method round for Jones.
With solely 55 minutes performed in 2023, 5 video games off the bench, England’s two friendlies may act as a useful probability for Jones to get minutes in his legs forward of the ultimate 12 video games of the season.
With Stefan Bajcetic now out for the remainder of the season and accidents by no means too far-off in midfield, Jones may use a springboard to see out the marketing campaign strongly.
Jones, and Elliott, are usually not with out competitors within the England U21s midfield, although, with Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa), Angel Gomes (Lille) and Oliver Skipp (Tottenham) among the many choices for Carsley.
