England U21 door open for Sol Campbell at Euro 2019, says manager Aidy Boothroyd
Tuesday 13 November 2018 22:54, UK
England U21 boss Aidy Boothroyd has left the door open for Sol Campbell to join the Young Lions at Euro 2019.
Former Tottenham and Arsenal defender Campbell is with the coaching staff for friendly games in Italy and Denmark.
Terry Connor joined the staff for October's games with Andorra and Scotland as part of the FA's scheme to promote black, Asian, and minority ethnic coaches.
Boothroyd has also worked with Iffy Onuora and did not rule out Campbell - who earned 73 senior England caps - joining the squad for next year's European Championships in Italy and San Marino.
"With all those guys you try to get as many experiences from them as you can," he said.
"Sol is no different. He is fascinating to listen to, where he has been and where he is going now.
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"He will tell you himself he is on a learning journey to understand more about coaching and management and how it all works. I admire that.
"It is good, similar to Gareth (Southgate), who has been a brilliant player and international, captained his club and everything else, and to get to a position where you almost start again. Gareth did his badges and proved he is really good at it.
"It's important that we give everyone an opportunity. He is no different to any of the other guys who have come in, ex-managers and part of the BAME programme.
"Really, it is about me picking his brain and him picking mine and seeing how we work with England."
Campbell, 44, played at the 1998, 2002 and 2006 World Cups, before retiring in 2012.
