Former Chelsea chief’s son, 16, gets first England call-up but Tuchel faces battle with USA over international future

THE lad of erstwhile Chelsea main Michael Emenalo is the taxable of a tug of warfare betwixt England and the United States.

Landon Emenalo, 16, has received a call-up to the Three Lions U17 team, contempt having played for the US younker setup successful the past.

The teen is presently connected the books astatine Chelsea's academy wherever helium operates arsenic a cardinal midfielder.

Landon was calved successful Arizona and has a US nationalist parent that allows him the enactment of who to correspond astatine planetary level.

While dada Micheal is simply a 14-time Nigeria planetary from his playing days - meaning Landon tin besides correspond the Super Eagles.

Micheal Emenalo played for clubs specified arsenic Notts County and San Jose Clash during his vocation earlier hanging up his boots to task into coaching and board-level roles.

The 59-year-old worked arsenic a scout and adjunct manager for Chelsea 2007 and 2011, earlier taking the relation arsenic Chelsea's method manager for six years.

During his clip successful SW6 helium worked alongside managers specified arsenic Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti, portion helium was besides portion of the squad that brought successful players specified arsenic Kevin De Bruyne, N'Golo Kante and Eden Hazard.

Since past helium has held the aforesaid presumption astatine AS Monaco and is present the president of the league relation for the Saudi Pro League.

Landon, who was reportedly raised arsenic a Chelsea fan, is highly thought of astatine Cobham.

And his abilities person intelligibly caught the oculus if the nationalist setup for some the US and England.

England U17 brag Neil Ryan has selected Landon for the team's upcoming Euro 2025 qualifiers aboriginal this month.

While the youngster represented the USA U17s this summertime successful a tourney successful the Czech Republic.

It's excessively soon for either of Mauricio Pochettino oregon Thomas Tuchel to beryllium reasoning of calling the rising prima of the men's teams, but Landon has already recovered himself caught successful a conflict for his services.

Landon has made 4 U18 Premier League appearances this season, scoring once.