Ivan Toney and Max Aarons will REJECT Jamaica because they believe they can play for England

Championship stars Ivan Toney and Max Aarons will REJECT any approaches to play for Jamaica because they believe they can get senior England call-ups… as Michail Antonio leads group of TEN English stars set to switch allegiances

  • Ivan Toney and Max Aarons will reject any approaches to represent Jamaica
  • The Championship stars are bidding to break into the senior England set-up  
  • Aarons has represented England U21s and has interest from several big clubs
  • Toney is the Championship’s top scorer and believes he can get a call-up

Championship stars Ivan Toney and Max Aarons will reject any approaches to represent Jamaica because they believe they can achieve England call-ups, Sportsmail can reveal.

Toney and Aarons have been two of the standout players in the Championship this season and have been key figures in Brentford and Norwich’s promotion pushes.

Sportsmail reported on Wednesday that Jamaica were plotting an audacious move to try and persuade 15 English stars to switch their international allegiance.

Brentford striker Ivan Toney will reject approaches to play for Jamaica amid his bid to break into the England fold

Max Aarons will do the same as he believes he has a chance to get a senior England call-up

Championship stars Ivan Toney (left) and Max Aarons (right) will reject any approaches to play for Jamaica as they believe they can break into the England fold in the future

Toney and Aarons are two players they would be keen to call up, but Sportsmail understands that Jamaica are now not pursuing them with both players determined to break into the England fold.

Both Toney and Aarons, who were born in England, have not played a competitive match for the Three Lions at senior level, meaning they would still be eligible to play for Jamaica because of family ties to the country. 

Norwich defender Aarons, 21, has been a regular starter for England Under 21s since 2019 but will face stiff competition to get into Gareth Southgate’s squad ahead of this summer’s Euro 2020 finals, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Reece James and Kieran Trippier currently ahead of him in the pecking order. 

Aarons has yet to receive a senior call-up but will be in Southgate’s thinking with his performances over the past 24 months attracting serious interest from Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Tottenham.

Toney has been in prolific form this season and is the Championship's top scorer on 25 goals

Toney has been in prolific form this season and is the Championship’s top scorer on 25 goals

Norwich's Max Aarons is attracting interest from big clubs and has played for England U21s

Norwich’s Max Aarons is attracting interest from big clubs and has played for England U21s

The defender helped Norwich claim a crucial victory over Brentford to move 10 points clear at the top of the Championship table on Wednesday evening on what was a rare off night for Toney. 

The 24-year-old, who has never represented the Three Lions at any youth level, has enjoyed a prolific season and is the Championship’s top scorer with 25 goals.

Toney is in a similar position to Aarons and faces a huge task to force his way into the England set-up ahead of the Euros despite his good form, with Harry Kane, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Tammy Abraham Southgate’s preferred options for the central striker role.

He is also likely to be behind Ollie Watkins and Danny Ings in Southgate’s estimation, with those two strikers performing impressively in the Premier League this season.

The pair face a huge battle to break into England's senior team but will be in the back of Gareth Southgate's (pictured) mind ahead of this summer's Euro 2020 finals

The pair face a huge battle to break into England’s senior team but will be in the back of Gareth Southgate’s (pictured) mind ahead of this summer’s Euro 2020 finals

Toney, who has interest from several Premier League clubs and may well be playing in the top flight next season with Brentford, however, is still hopeful of getting a senior call-up in the near future. 

Meanwhile, his Championship counterparts Kasey Palmer, Liam Moore, Ethan Pinnock, Andre Gray, Amari’i Bell, Rolando Aarons and Jamal Lowe are set to switch their international allegiance from England to Jamaica.

Aside from Reading defender Moore, who already has his Jamaican passport, the aforementioned players, as well as Rangers’ Kemar Roofe, are in the process of acquiring theirs, which if approved will give them a license to play for Jamaica.

West Ham striker Michail Antonio has also confirmed his interest in representing Jamaica in a bid to play in the 2022 World Cup after being repeatedly snubbed for England game-time.

West Ham's Michail Antonio leads group of English stars set to switch allegiances to Jamaica

West Ham’s Michail Antonio leads group of English stars set to switch allegiances to Jamaica

Antonio is still eligible to play for Jamaica as he never made his England debut despite being called-up to previous squads

Antonio is still eligible to play for Jamaica as he never made his England debut despite being called-up to previous squads

Antonio, who has netted seven times in the Premier League this season, is the most high-profile player set to switch allegiance. 

The 30-year-old initially turned down the chance to represent Jamaica in 2016 and was later called up to England squads by Sam Allardyce and Southgate but did not make his debut, meaning he is still eligible to play for Jamaica.

He is now expected to accept their latest approach with the Jamaican Football Federation hoping he will be available for the CONCACAF qualifiers in September against Mexico and Costa Rica, despite West Ham boss David Moyes urging him not to give up on an England call-up

Everton have also been contacted about defender Mason Holgate representing Jamaica but the Jamaican Football Federation (JFF) have not yet received a response. 

source: dailymail.co.uk