In recent weeks, there has been a lot of talk in the media about the Premier League’s high profile England U21 players who have already made the step up to the senior side and whether or not they will be selected for the U21 European Championships in Czech Republic this summer.
For reasons unknown to me, certain teams don’t want these players to compete in U21 fixtures, sometimes coming up with obscure reasons for them to avoid international duties. This is a problem that only really seems to apply in the Premier League and not in the lower leagues, so here we look at a few U21 starlets playing in the Football League, who’s contributions can sometimes be overlooked slightly with the big name Premier League players grabbing all the media attention.