'No Wonder Tottenham Are Linked With Him' - Higginbotham Tips Nigeria Target Eze To Play For England

Published: March 28, 2020

Former Southampton defender Danny Higginbotham is backing Queens Park Rangers dazzler Eberechi Eze to force his way into the England squad ahead of the 2021 European Championship.

Nigeria Football Federation supremo Amaju Pinnick has held discussions with the attacking midfielder over switching his international allegiance and turning out for the Nigeria national team but the player requested to be given time to make his decision as he wants to focus on his club career.

Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr is also an admirer of the 21-year-old and has indirectly approached the former Millwall starlet about playing for the three-time African champions.

Regarded as one of the best players in the Championship, Eze has contributed to 20 goals (12 goals, 8 assists) in the league this season.

Writing in his column for The Sun UK, Higginbotham picked five players who could use the next year to grab a spot on England's 2021 European Championship roster and included Eze.

He said on the Queens Park Rangers number 10 : "At just 21 years of age, he can play in a No 10 role or on the left — and has done brilliantly this season with the second most goals and assists for QPR.

"You would not want him one on one. He has that knack of gliding past players with ease.

"He has so many assists because he attracts so much attention which creates space for his team-mates.

"Eze’s very talented and believes in his own ability. No wonder Tottenham are linked with him."

Despite training with the Super Eagles three years ago, the English Football Association are leading the race for Eze's services, having provisionally cap-tied him in an U21 EURO qualifier against Albania in November 2019.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel