England Under 20s manager Ian Foster remains uncertain on the availability of several key players for their World Cup campaign, with some youngsters still partaking in club football duties during the tournament
- Ian Foster is facing a nervy wait ahead before announcing his World Cup squad
- Several key England players may be restricted from competing by their clubs
- A number of Man City and Arsenal loanees risk not playing in the tournament
England manager Ian Foster plans to name his squad for the under-20s World Cup on Wednesday with uncertainty over whether several key players will make it to the tournament.
Clubs have the final say on whether their players will be allowed to go to the prestigious competition in Argentina which starts on May 20.
Four players being considered by Foster may be needed for play-off finals dependent on semi-final results while others have been used by their clubs in the Premier League which also has runs beyond England’s opening game with Tunisia on May 22.
Manchester United have already told hosts Argentina they couldn’t call up Alejandro Garnacho.
Coventry City pair Callum Doyle and Brooke Norton-Cuffy, on loan from Manchester City and Arsenal respectively, are hoping to win promotion into the Premier League, and Middlesbrough also hope their Aston Villa loanee Aaron Ramsey will recover from injury to take part in the play-offs.
Coventry defender and Arsenal loanee Brooke Norton-Cuffy will have to miss out on either the Under 20 World Cup or the Championship Play-Offs
England manager Ian Foster (middle) must wait for clubs to decide on the availability of players
Peterborough defender Ronnie Edwards is also due to face Sheffield Wednesday in the League One semi-final though Bolton’s Luke Mbete is injured and has returned to his parent club Manchester City.
England became world champions in 2017 spearheaded by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Among the Premier League clubs who have to allow their young stars to try and follow suit are Chelsea with Carney Chukwueka, Southampton who used their under-20s player Sam Edozie against Nottingham Forest on Monday and Leeds (Mateo Joseph).
In Europe, Sam Iling-Junior (Juventus) and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund) also need club approval. Both have played first-team football this season.
Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Bynoe-Gittens will need approval to play at the World Cup
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