Chelsea youngster to captain young England at Euros

Chelsea youngster Jake Clarke-Salter was named on Monday morning as captain for England’s campaign at the European Under-21 Championships which began yesterday in Italy.

Chelsea defender Jake Clarke-Salter to captain the Young Lions at the European Under-21 Championships

The central defender, spent last season on loan at Vitesse Arnhem.

He won the Under-20 World Cup in 2017 with the Young England team.

Clarke-Salter said: ‘It's a massive honour for me to captain England at such a big tournament like this. When I look at the players who have played in the Under-21 Euros, along with the quality of the squad we have now, it's such a proud feeling to be named captain.
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‘It's a big responsibility to lead the team and make sure we keep our standards as high as we expect them to be on and off the pitch. We know we have a big job to do over the next couple of weeks if we want to achieve the success we hope and believe we can at the Euros.

‘We've got a lot of natural leaders in the team and a lot of talent and we're going to do everything we can to try and win this tournament.’
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The Young Lions begin their group stage tomorrow (Tuesday) when they take on France.

They then play Romania on Friday and Croatia a week today. The group winners and one second-place team qualify for the semi-finals.

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