At 19, Michael Olise has the world at his jinking feet. Qualified to play international football for four nations – England, France, Nigeria and Algeria – one way or another, the Reading playmaker looks destined for the top.
As the country of his birth, England hold the trump card. And his younger brother Richard has already been capped at schoolboy level by the Three Lions.
France were first to pick up the phone, inviting him to play for their Under-18s at the renowned Toulon festival – a proven melting pot of excellence for tomorrow's stars – two years ago.
Olise's mother is French, so he had no hesitation in accepting the offer from Les Bleus. And with African roots, he is not spoilt for choice when it comes to passports.
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