Republic of Ireland U21s announce three summer friendlies during Spain trip

'We were determined to get a number of games in the June international window for the players to have the best possible preparation for our qualifiers'

Republic of Ireland U21 manager Jim Crawford: 'We were determined to get a number of games in the June international window'

The Republic of Ireland U21s will play three summer friendlies in Marbella, the FAI have announced.

The three-game international window forms part of manager Jim Crawford’s preparations for the European U21 Championship qualifiers which begin for the Boys in Green in against Bosnia & Herzegovina on September 3.