Sunderland Echo

Abraham commits to England

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Tammy Abraham has underlined his commitment to having an internatio­nal career with England.

Reports yesterday suggested the Nigeria Football Federation is hopeful of persuading the England Under-21 internatio­nal, who qualifies for the African nation through his father, to switch countries.

But the Swansea striker, on loan from Chel- s e a , is adamant England are the country for him.

Abraham said: “Contrary to reports in the media, I would like to clarify that I have not agreed to switch my national team allegiance.

“I can confirm I met the President of the NFF after our last game against Tottenham at Wembley on Saturday given he is a friend of my father.

“However, any suggestion that I have made a decision to change my internatio­nal representa­tion is incorrect and wide of the mark.

“I have informed The FA that I remain available for selection for England.”

Abraham, 19, is currently on loan at the Liberty Stadium from Chelsea and has scored two goals in seven appearance­s.

Swans boss Paul Clement has been happy with his contributi­on so far, and is confident there is more to come.

He said: “He has made the biggest step of his career. I’m not surprised how he’s done so far, I think he’s done fine and he’s going to get better and better.”

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