Aidy Boothroyd has explained England's position on being snubbed by Bayern Munich wonderkid Jamal Musiala, who has opted to play for Germany instead of the Three Lions.
The English and German football associations had been battling to secure the 18-year-old's international future, but Musiala is now set to be included in Joachim Low's Germany squad for their upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
He had previously made his England Under-21s debut under Boothroyd, and would have been in contention for the upcoming group phase of the European Under-21 Championship in March and April.