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Published 11:37 12 Jun 2023 BST
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Tom Cannon of Republic of Ireland after his side's victory in the Under-21 international friendly against and Iceland, at Turners Cross in Cork. (Photo by Seb Daly/Sportsfile)[/caption]
"It’s better to be honest about these things. I saw the story breaking about Tom in one of the English papers. Tom hasn’t said anything to me about that. "Now obviously he had tonsillitis and pulled out of the camp and it sort of made it difficult selecting him because he hadn’t been doing training, he hadn’t been doing the programmes that we had set. He has a good attitude and is a good lad but I have spoken to his agent subsequently, before the Under-21s were selected. "His agent is Kenny Moyes who is David Moyes’ brother and he just said, 'Let’s get this camp out of the way and we’ll come and meet you and have a chat’. "[Moyes] said ‘Obviously England under-21s have made an approach’, and he just needed a bit of time to reflect and see what the situation was and wanted to speak to me after the camp, sit down and have a conversation. "He said that he just needed time to breathe and see what the situation was."Kenny said he did not know Tom Cannon that well as he had only been in the Irish system for a short period [just over two years] but 'he seems a good lad'. "Obviously I’ve had a few conversations with him," Kenny added. "But we’re happy with the strike force we have." In recent years, Ireland have seen English-born players like Jack Grealish and Declan Rice switch international allegiances after playing under-age football in the green jersey. WATCH HOUSE OF FOOTBALL: Related links.
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