Jamaican players are concerned about Mason Greenwood’s potential international call-up
The Manchester United star has been granted a passport with the Caribbean nation
Jamaica Duo Isaac Hayden and Amari’i Bell have expressed concern over Mason Greenwood’s chances of joining the national team ahead of the World Cup, warning that such a move could set back the work of the current team.
Greenwood, capped once by England, made himself eligible to represent Jamaica earlier this year and secured his Jamaican passport in August.
His switch gave him the option to represent the country of his grandparents, although he is far from refusing to participate in Trinidad and Tobago or Bermuda or Bermuda or Bermuda or Bermuda in September.
Despite this, Jamaican Football Treasurer Michael Ricketts told the media that he remains hopeful that the Marseille forward can feature in the World Cup after he was “happy to have his documents sorted.”
The idea, however, is not accepted by others in the current group, another one from the step from the play connected with the Intercontinental Driff-offs against New Caledonia and Dr. Congo may have been scheduled in March.
Hayden, now at QPR, believes allowing Greenwood or another player to join late would have been unfair to those in charge of the campaign at this stage.
“I only played in Jamaica for one year, and there was resistance to me when I started, but I played 12 games and everyone can see my passion,” he said.
“I give everything the opposite, and I wanted to be there to help Jamaica progress to the World Cup.
“[The JFF] taken by name and trying to recruit other players. They want to have the best team on the pitch, but I said to jff: ‘If the player is not willing to do the last qualifying round, unless I’m injured, I don’t deserve why I should join the team in March or at the end of the season if we qualify’. There is no way it should be allowed to happen. “
Greenwood, who rebuilt his career in France after Manchester United suspended him in 2022 and the criminal charges were later dropped, was one of the 1 players this season to score 10 goals. Hayden acknowledged the forward’s outstanding form but insisted on a key goal.
“The quality of the player, his values, what he produces, is of a very high standard,” he said. “But it comes down to the law and integrity. If the players could shake things up just because of the World Cup, it would make the whole thing faster. That would say a lot about the player, and the organization to allow that to happen.”
Charlton defender Bell saw that view, warning that Greenwood – any late arrival, including Everton winger Dwight McNeil – would cause tension in the camp.
“Many of us put our blood, sweat and tears for years to play for the nation, because of many things that happened behind the scenes,” he said.
“We had to deal with all that. It wouldn’t seem fair to the people who used that process and they won’t get another chance to play in the World Cup.”
Bell added that any decision would need to be discussed internally to avoid derailing the team.
“Absolutely, especially when it’s the World Cup,” he said. “You want good vibes and energy around the team. You wouldn’t want distance between other players.”
England manager Thomas Tuchel noted in September that he had not yet spoken to Greenwood and confirmed that the striker was not in his plans.
