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England risk clubs' anger over Wilshere and Carroll Under-21 call-up
• Stuart Pearce signals intent to pick best squad for summer
• Arsenal and Liverpool worry about call-up for young stars
• Stuart Pearce signals intent to pick best squad for summer
• Arsenal and Liverpool worry about call-up for young stars
- Agencies
- guardian.co.uk, Friday 25 March 2011 01.14 GMT <li class="history">Article history
Arsenal's Jack Wilshere could be included in Stuart Pearce's England Under-21 squad this summer. Photograph: Michael Mayhew/Sportsphoto/Allstar Stuart Pearce could be facing a dispute with Arsenal and Liverpool over his plans to include Jack Wilshere and Andy Carroll in the England Under-21 squad that will travel to Denmark for the European Championship this summer.
Arsenal and Liverpool are believed to be concerned about the possible inclusion of their young stars in the Under-21 squad, since both look likely to become regular fixtures in England's first team. Wilshere has endured his first full season in the Arsenal first XI and Carroll has just recovered from a groin injury.
The Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, was unhappy with Pearce for selecting Theo Walcott for the same tournament in 2009 and both Premier League clubs would rather their players rest than play in a summer tournament.
Pearce said he needed to pick "the best players available", but it is not thought that there have been any negotiations with the clubs at this point.