England MU16s set for Val de Marne Tournament

England men’s under-16s will travel to France for the Va de Marne Tournament next week, where they will face three games over the course of five days.

Young Lions head coach Neil Ryan has named a 23-man squad for the trip, which is held just outside of the French capital Paris, and kicks-off when England play Italy on Tuesday 27 October (1pm GMT) at the Complexe Sportif Léo Lagrange in Bonneuil sur Marne.

Two days later it will be Japan in opposition on Thursday 29 October (1pm GMT) at the Stade Louis venue in Dolly Villejuif.

And England will take on the host nation in their final match on Saturday 31 October (3pm GMT), back at the Complexe Sportif Léo Lagrange.

The Squad

Goalkeepers: Mason Ellis (Manchester City), Charlie Mountain (Derby County), Oliver Rain (Bolton Wanderers)

Defenders: Francis Boggan (Everton), Alban Jarrett Vaz (Brentford), Lewis John-Charles (Liverpool), Miloh Kapotwe (Fulham), David Odunukan (Rangers), Isaac Ogunrinde (Crystal Palace), Concilio Tonebi (West Ham United), Zac Wattley (Ipswich Town).

Midfielders: Jaylen Bolton (Aston Villa), Isaiah Gonzales-Osbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Eli Hall (Newcastle United), Zach Hitchen (Leeds United), Marcel Johnson (Southampton), Charlie Robinson (Newcastle United), Charlie Scorer (Sunderland)

Forwards: Ivanildo Batista (West Ham United), Jaice Dore (Manchester United), Nathan Fuala (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Ashiah Haughton Sinclair (Tottenham Hotspur), Musa Sanyang (Brighton & Hove Albion)