The FULL STORY Why Jamal MUSIALA Rejected England... and Chose Germany
His name is Jamal Musiala. And he could have made England the best team in the history of football and destroy everyone at the Euros with Jude Bellingham! But he abandoned everything and chose Germany.
And the main question is WHY? Why did Musiala reject England? Which major political revolution pushed him to choose the Germans? And who tried to stop Jamal at the last second to save the future of the English team?
It's time to tell everything as it is!
The story of Musiala's double citizenship
Jamal Musiala holds German and English passports and here's how it happened! Musiala was born in Stuttgart to a German mother Carolin and a Nigerian-British father Daniel. At the age of 7, the boy and his family moved to England because his mother was enrolled at the University of Southampton to study for her sociology degree. Jamal was sent to a secondary school in the Croydon area.
At the age of 8, Musiala entered Chelsea Academy. He made incredible progress in each age group, so everyone at the club was incredibly excited to see Jamal playing for the U18 team at the age of 15, well ahead of schedule!
At that time, Musiala was called up to the England youth team and agreed to start with the U15s. Two years later, in November 2020, Jamal was promoted to the U21 group and took part in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches, although he was only 17 years old at the time - that's how good and mature this boy played! Musiala featured in two matches at the tournament and scored one goal.
The Daily Mail journalists wrote that in the England youth team, Jamal still lacked the physical strength and speed that his older teammates had, but the midfielder's football IQ amazed all the national team coaches!
Musiala made good friends with a guy named Jude Bellingham in the youth team. You've heard of him before, right? They played 13 matches together, developed a strong bond, and soon the Football Association was considering Jamal and Jude as future stars of the national team!
Last October, Bellingham won the Kopa Trophy, the most prestigious award for the best-performing player under the age of 21. In the voting, Jude defeated his friend Musiala, who came in second place! Bellingham said at the time:
«It's crazy because we were team-mates with England two or three - maybe a bit longer - years ago and he's one of my best mates in football.
So I'm really proud of him and I'll always keep in touch to see how he's doing and getting on. A great lad and a great player».
Immediately after these words, Jude was shown a video greeting that Jamal had recorded for him, and it was a very beautiful and sensitive moment!
Imagine what their duo could have been like at the club level, if not for Musiala's sudden departure... And it was not only for playing reasons but also for a political revolution!
Why did Musiala move back to Germany?
In July 2019, at the age of 16, Jamal Musiala made a pivotal decision for his career - he left Chelsea and returned to Germany to sign for Bayern. Both the London club and the English Football Federation were shocked! Great hopes were pinned on Musiala, but everything was wiped out in a second!
Two years after Jamal's transfer to Bayern, one of Musiala's old school teachers, Andrew Martin, told The Times what caused the move:
«He was playing for Chelsea at the time, who may have undervalued him a little. Bayern Munich came in with the right offer. The rest is history».
Jamal's move back to Germany was also due to family reasons and major political changes in Britain, known as Brexit!
«I think Brexit may have been part of it and his mother always saw her home as Germany», - teacher Martin adds.
So, Bayern bought Musiala from Chelsea - for just 170,000 pounds. Today, you give 170 million for Jamal and it would not be enough!
Musiala's growth continued and he was fast approaching the Bayern starting lineup. The German Football Association took advantage of the situation and invited the midfielder to their national team, while English officials did not give up hope of persuading Jamal to play for England... But it was too late.
On February 24, 2021, Musiala became a player of the German national team. However, this would not have happened without the involvement of the man whose words stunned Jamal!
Who persuaded Musiala to choose the German national team?
Joachim Löw - he is the killer of England's hopes, who stole Jamal Musiala from the Three Lions team! Three years ago, the German coach met with the player and convinced him to choose the Bundestim:
«I had a very good and honest discussion with Joachim Low. We met in Munich and he showed me clearly my way to the national team.
Mr Low analyzed very well my style and my weaknesses. He sees me in the future in my strongest position, that in the attacking midfield», - Musiala noted.