Striker Connor Wickham was on target for England’s U17s as they beat Sweden 4-0 in their opening European Championships elite qualifying group game at Northampton’s Sixfields on Saturday afternoon.

Wickham turned on the edge of the area and hit a left-foot shot into the corner of the Swedish net to put England in front in the 21st minute.

It was the 16-year-old’s fifth England U17 goal in his eighth game at that level. England next take on Malta at Burton Albion’s Pirelli Stadium on Monday and Slovakia, again at Northampton, on Thursday.

Manager Roy Keane says he is “fairly confident” that Wickham will sign his first professional contract with the Blues when he returns from international duty with his 17th birthday on Wednesday.

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Mungo added 03:55 - Mar 28 Well done Connor!
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bennyblue added 04:37 - Mar 28 sign him up curbs
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corshamblue added 10:33 - Mar 28 Nice one Conner.
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roytheboy added 11:21 - Mar 28 Brilliant C
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roytheboy added 11:27 - Mar 28 Brilliant Connor, I am so pleased for you and sincerely hope that you sign for us this week, you have proved to everyone that Roy Keane was 100% correct in playing you regularly, he obviously has a good eye for a potential star, congratulations to both yourself and Roy.
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jamesy_itfc_keano added 13:34 - Mar 28 Well said ROYTHEBOY !!
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DrJeckyll added 14:19 - Mar 28 keano doesn't play youngsters though does he, i know, it's been one of the sticks the morons like to bash keane with on here, he's not playing Shane either, it's all an illusion caused by our rose tinted spectacles
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depressed added 17:54 - Mar 28 Well done Connor... PS...Confident that he will sign a contract this week with us , dismissing all this bull about players not wanting to play for Keane.
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Bergholtblue added 18:21 - Mar 28 Depressed I hope he does sign, because if he doesn't you have left yourself open to all sorts of abuse. Chickens, eggs, hatched, before.
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depressed added 20:22 - Mar 28 Bergholtblue........Thanks for the advice!!
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ChambersM added 20:43 - Mar 28 depressed, it doesnt dismiss it at all, i honestly dont think someone so young as wickham cares about who he is playing under, i reckon all he wants to do is play, which is fair enough. But i think older players like McAuley (seeing as he fell out with keane earlier) dont like playing for him because they dont repect him.
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depressed added 08:20 - Mar 29 ChambersM..Of course he cares who he plays under what a stupid thing to say. He, his agent and parents are well aware of other clubs interest in him but have ackowledged that he will benefit more from continuing his development with ipswich. Reference McAuley would you not agree that he is having his best season since joining town...Blowing your theory out of the water!

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