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Published 15:29 20 Mar 2018 GMT
Updated 07:48 21 Mar 2018 GMT
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“I think wants to keep his options open at this minute,” O'Neill is quoted as saying in The Irish Times.
It's a blow for Ireland considering the exciting crop of new talent O'Neill has at his disposal for Friday's clash with Turkey. To have Kelly, too, considering he has been a bright spark in Reading's season, would have been an added boost. There are eight uncapped players in O'Neill's 25-man panel, including McCarey, Kieran O'Hara, Matt Doherty, Declan Rice, Darragh Lenihan, Derrick Williams, Enda Stevens and Scott Hogan. O'Hara and Rice will also link up with the Ireland Under 21s for the UEFA European Championship qualifier against Azerbaijan on Tuesday, March 27 in Tallaght Stadium.“Obviously, he’s born in England and wants to keep those options open and that’s fine. I did actually leave a message or two and he got back to me by text.
“Despite the fact that I knew where he was born, I thought that was okay. I spoke to his agent some quite considerable time ago and I think that was always going to be okay I felt (but) I’ve always said here it’s the player’s choice; it’s exactly what it is and if he wants to think that England might come in, that’s entirely his decision.”
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