…- scoring seven goals in 13 appearances as they geared up for the 2023 Under-21 European Championship.But his performances on loan at Reims from Arsenal during a prolific 2022-23 campaign - which earned him a £35m move to Monaco - had US officials circling. There was also a huge swell of public support for him to commi…

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…their target was - becoming the first of their kind to make it out of a group in a major championship.It was hairy against Haiti; a deflected winner, a Grant Hanley handball in the box not deemed a penalty, a magnificent Hanley block denying a near-certain goal, a late Frantzdy Pierrot header that went just wide instea…