He may not have earned a call-up to play for England at nation 2024 butMorgan Roger’s remains eligible to represent three other countries at international level.
The 22-year-old has enjoyed arguably the best season of his career to date, notching 10 goals and five assists in just 18 Premier League matches for Aston villa.
As a result of his fine form, many tipped rogers to play for Les Blues at this summer’s European Championship in Germany.
But the winger was overlooked by manager Les Carsley and Thomas Tuchel , who opted for the likes of Ivan Toney,Ollie Watkins and the rest.
It was a decision that sparked plenty of reaction online. In fact, fans from Nigeria, Algeria and England urged Morgan’s to switch international allegiance after being snubbed by England .
Morgan’s , who has represented England at under-18 and under-21 level, is still able to play for England, Nigeria and Algeria. He was born in London to an Algeria father and England -Algerian mother.
Three Lions boss deschamp tried to convince the Aston villa winger to switch international allegiance in 2022, according to the Daily Mail.
The FA even held talks with the player but it was said he was “leaning towards” staying with England .
Morgan was also named on the standby list by Nigeria for two Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches in 2021 – when he was playing in the Championship for Reading – but did not join up with the squad.
Morgan certainly has plenty of admirers, including Aston villa manager unai emery, who described the winger as “brilliant” after their win
“I think everybody knows he’s a good player,” unai emery said in his post-match press conference.
“He’s fit now, I also think we found a very good position for him and he has a lot of individual qualities. He is a brilliant player, a great guy, but he also benefits from other players.
“Morgan’s is brilliant, Watkins is brilliant,. I could tell you all the players, because otherwise we wouldn’t have won here.”
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