Fabio Carvalho already hinted at England call as star leaves Portugal via text message
England supervisor Gareth Southgate has already provided Fabio Carvalho with hope for a future global commission by praising the Liverpool star ahead this year. This week, Carvalho became his comeback on Portugal's U21s to raise hopes that he will transfer allegiance back to the Three Lions, who have only just landed in Qatar for the impending >World Cup.
Born in Portugal, Carvalho moved to south London with his entourage when he was 11 years old. Initially playing with lower league Balham, he became a scout with the help of Fulham in 2015 and made his senior debut for the Cottagers five years later.
The 20-year-old's breakthrough came in the Championship's final season, scoring 18 goals in 36 games as Marco Silva's Fulham raced for publicity. He immediately took over Liverpool in the summer and Jurgen Klopp wasted no time in getting him into the first group.
Less than 3 months after his twentieth birthday, the teenager has already registered twice for the top flight and made 3 appearances in the Champions League. Until now, he considered England could miss out at world level as Carvalho has featured four times for Portugal U21 before this year, scoring twice.
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The attacking midfielder had previously represented the Three Lions in various children's ranges but ran into trouble when the U21s came calling due to passport issues. Despite being covered in Portugal's initial 55-man World Cup squad, Carvalho's recent decision tips at a capacity switch have returned to England.
"A footballer has decided to give up representing the Portuguese U21 team," the Portuguese Football Federation explained on . "Fabio Carvalho has informed the Portuguese Football Federation, via SMS messages, that he does not intend to continue representing Portugal at under-21 level. This choice through the player has been communicated after the call for friendlies against the Czech Republic and Japan turned into fact."
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Carvalho's selection may also have been calculated, with Southgate once making no secret of their admiration for the Liverpool star. "With Fabio Carvalho, we like him," admitted the English coach at the start of the year, while Carvalho nevertheless became Fulham.
"We would like him in our under-21s, but he doesn't have an English passport. He's become able to play in our younger companies without a passport, but he's been given the chance to get around the ratings as a way to get the passport so we couldn't choose it for the 21. We would have liked to do it He is part of Portugal's under 21 - now not their seniors but we didn't have much to do about it. This passport test is what we all have to go through and in case you don't skip it, you won't get it. I don't suppose I would skip it by the way! But that's the situation . "
It remains to be seen during, or certainly if Carvalho gets his chance to electrify in an English blouse. Attacking and wing midfield - of his favorite positions - are well catered for with the likes of Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and James Maddison already battling for minutes.
The Three Lions touched down in Qatar on Tuesday night with Southgate's men hoping to improve their run to the semi-finals four years ago. The group's first match of the tournament is due to start on Monday against Iran in Doha.
England supervisor Gareth Southgate has already provided Fabio Carvalho with hope for a future global commission by praising the Liverpool star ahead this year. This week, Carvalho became his comeback on Portugal's U21s to raise hopes that he will transfer allegiance back to the Three Lions, who have only just landed in Qatar for the impending >World Cup.
Born in Portugal, Carvalho moved to south London with his entourage when he was 11 years old. Initially playing with lower league Balham, he became a scout with the help of Fulham in 2015 and made his senior debut for the Cottagers five years later.
The 20-year-old's breakthrough came in the Championship's final season, scoring 18 goals in 36 games as Marco Silva's Fulham raced for publicity. He immediately took over Liverpool in the summer and Jurgen Klopp wasted no time in getting him into the first group.
Less than 3 months after his twentieth birthday, the teenager has already registered twice for the top flight and made 3 appearances in the Champions League. Until now, he considered England could miss out at world level as Carvalho has featured four times for Portugal U21 before this year, scoring twice.
The attacking midfielder had previously represented the Three Lions in various children's ranges but ran into trouble when the U21s came calling due to passport issues. Despite being covered in Portugal's initial 55-man World Cup squad, Carvalho's recent decision tips at a capacity switch have returned to England.
"A footballer has decided to give up representing the Portuguese U21 team," the Portuguese Football Federation explained on . "Fabio Carvalho has informed the Portuguese Football Federation, via SMS messages, that he does not intend to continue representing Portugal at under-21 level. This choice through the player has been communicated after the call for friendlies against the Czech Republic and Japan turned into fact."
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Carvalho's selection may also have been calculated, with Southgate once making no secret of their admiration for the Liverpool star. "With Fabio Carvalho, we like him," admitted the English coach at the start of the year, while Carvalho nevertheless became Fulham.
"We would like him in our under-21s, but he doesn't have an English passport. He's become able to play in our younger companies without a passport, but he's been given the chance to get around the ratings as a way to get the passport so we couldn't choose it for the 21. We would have liked to do it He is part of Portugal's under 21 - now not their seniors but we didn't have much to do about it. This passport test is what we all have to go through and in case you don't skip it, you won't get it. I don't suppose I would skip it by the way! But that's the situation . "
It remains to be seen during, or certainly if Carvalho gets his chance to electrify in an English blouse. Attacking and wing midfield - of his favorite positions - are well catered for with the likes of Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and James Maddison already battling for minutes.
The Three Lions touched down in Qatar on Tuesday night with Southgate's men hoping to improve their run to the semi-finals four years ago. The group's first match of the tournament is due to start on Monday against Iran in Doha.
England supervisor Gareth Southgate has already provided Fabio Carvalho with hope for a future global commission by praising the Liverpool star ahead this year. This week, Carvalho became his comeback on Portugal's U21s to raise hopes that he will transfer allegiance back to the Three Lions, who have only just landed in Qatar for the impending >World Cup.
Born in Portugal, Carvalho moved to south London with his entourage when he was 11 years old. Initially playing with lower league Balham, he became a scout with the help of Fulham in 2015 and made his senior debut for the Cottagers five years later.
The 20-year-old's breakthrough came in the Championship's final season, scoring 18 goals in 36 games as Marco Silva's Fulham raced for publicity. He immediately took over Liverpool in the summer and Jurgen Klopp wasted no time in getting him into the first group.
Less than 3 months after his twentieth birthday, the teenager has already registered twice for the top flight and made 3 appearances in the Champions League. Until now, he considered England could miss out at world level as Carvalho has featured four times for Portugal U21 before this year, scoring twice.
The attacking midfielder had previously represented the Three Lions in various children's ranges but ran into trouble when the U21s came calling due to passport issues. Despite being covered in Portugal's initial 55-man World Cup squad, Carvalho's recent decision tips at a capacity switch have returned to England.
"A footballer has decided to give up representing the Portuguese U21 team," the Portuguese Football Federation explained on . "Fabio Carvalho has informed the Portuguese Football Federation, via SMS messages, that he does not intend to continue representing Portugal at under-21 level. This choice through the player has been communicated after the call for friendlies against the Czech Republic and Japan turned into fact."
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Carvalho's selection may also have been calculated, with Southgate once making no secret of their admiration for the Liverpool star. "With Fabio Carvalho, we like him," admitted the English coach at the start of the year, while Carvalho nevertheless became Fulham.
"We would like him in our under-21s, but he doesn't have an English passport. He's become able to play in our younger companies without a passport, but he's been given the chance to get around the ratings as a way to get the passport so we couldn't choose it for the 21. We would have liked to do it He is part of Portugal's under 21 - now not their seniors but we didn't have much to do about it. This passport test is what we all have to go through and in case you don't skip it, you won't get it. I don't suppose I would skip it by the way! But that's the situation . "
It remains to be seen during, or certainly if Carvalho gets his chance to electrify in an English blouse. Attacking and wing midfield - of his favorite positions - are well catered for with the likes of Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and James Maddison already battling for minutes.
The Three Lions touched down in Qatar on Tuesday night with Southgate's men hoping to improve their run to the semi-finals four years ago. The group's first match of the tournament is due to start on Monday against Iran in Doha.
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