Jack Grealish is set to declare his international allegiance to England according to reports in the English media.

The Independent is claiming that the Aston Villa youngster may declare for Roy Hodgson’s side ahead of the final round of EURO 2016 qualifiers next month.

The newspaper’s chief football correspondent Sam Wallace is suggesting that Ireland manager Martin O’Neill will select Grealish for the upcoming qualifiers with Germany and Poland, which will force the Under-21 international to make a decision.

Earlier in the week, O’Neill remarked that the England manager is putting pressure on Grealish to make a decision: “That’s encouraging, that’s encouraging. Roy’s not going to hang around. Well done Roy, putting the pressure on.”

The midfielder's club manager, Tim Sherwood, also wants Grealish, who turned 20 on Thursday, to make up his mind over his international future.



Sherwood said: "I've spoken to Roy Hodgson, Martin O'Neill, Jack Grealish and his father. I have said it is not my decision to make, it is up to those three parties to fight it out, leave me out of it," Sherwood said.

"He hasn't told me. I can't tell him. In his heart of hearts he has to decide whether he is English or Irish. He has to decide.

"I had a similar situation with Nabil Bentaleb, he could play for France or Algeria. He said, 'My blood feels Algerian'. Maybe Jack will feel the same.

"He needs to start playing well for Aston Villa on a regular basis to even be talking about that argument.

"I think both countries are doing a good job, both managers. It's a hard enough job trying to win games let alone trying to convince players to join them."