Gary Lineker: 'National disgrace' if England stars withdraw from Euro U21s

[uptheos]

Gary Lineker has claimed it would be a "national disgrace" if Premier League clubs tried to prevent their players playing for England in this summer's European Under-21 Championship. https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-lineker-makes-young-lions-plea-233815572--sow.html

Thoughts on this?

E.g.

Coach Gareth Southgate revealed that England boss Roy Hodgson has decided to send the Tottenham striker back to the Under-21 for the Euro finals in the Czech Republic in June.

Hodgson's senior side has two internationals during the period but he and Southgate are convinced that the experience of playing in the tournament will help Kane's long term development.

Kane, 21, has plundered 29 goals this season for Spurs and added to his tally with a strike just 79 seconds after coming on as a substitute in the 4-0 win over Lithuania on Friday at Wembley.

But any thoughts that Kane has now left the Under-21s set-up are premature.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/433510/Spurs-Harry-Kane-England

[Chicog]

I think anyone who's played in getting them there should finish the job off.

But not if it clashes with first team duty.

[mrbojangles]

I concur Chicog

[kurtramsbottom]

I think anyone who's played in getting them there should finish the job off.

But not if it clashes with first team duty.

No argument with that.