Carney Chukwuemeka 'approached to switch allegiances by Austria'

England and Chelsea wonderkid Carney Chukwuemeka ‘has been approached to switch allegiances by Ralf Rangnick’s Austria’ – with star of last summer’s U19 Euros triumph qualifying through his birthplace there

• The 19-year-old was part of the squad who became European champions in 2022
• The midfielder has yet to make a senior debut for Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions
• He was born in Eisenstadt, but grew up in Northampton with his Nigerian parents

England and Chelsea wonderkid Carney Chukwuemeka has reportedly been approached to switch allegiances by Ralf Rangnick’s Austria.

Chukwuemeka was part of the England Under-19 squad who became European champions in Slovakia in 2022.

The 19-year-old midfielder has yet to make a senior debut for Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions.  

He was born in 2003 in Eisenstadt, Austria, but grew up in Northampton with his Nigerian parents.

Carney Chukwuemeka has reportedly been approached to switch allegiances by Austria

The 19-year-old midfielder has yet to make a senior debut for Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions

Chukwuemeka started playing football at the Northampton Town academy, before switching to Aston Villa in 2016.

Chelsea signed the young prospect for £20million in the summer of 2022 in a six-year deal seeing off competition from Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona.

AC Milan had offered £3million prior to Chelsea agreeing to meet Villa’s asking price. 

Chukwuemeka had a year left on his Villa deal but had opted against signing an extension due to concerns about his playing time. 

Villa CEO Christian Purslow once described him as ‘probably the best 16-year-old in England’. 

Southgate has already seen other players turn down England. 

Jamal Musiala represented the Young Lions at youth level, going on to feature for England Under-21s before last year confirming he would play for Germany.

The midfielder joined European giants Bayern Munich from Chelsea and also spent time in the Southampton youth set-up after his family moved from Germany to England when he was seven.

Chelsea signed the young prospect for £20million in the summer of 2022 in a six-year deal

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