FAI still unsure whether full U21 squad can travel to Montenegro

Quarantine regulations mean an exemption from the UK government for British-based players is required or Jim Crawford will have to play a crucial European qualifier with a home-based squad

Manager Jim Crawford talks to his players during a Republic of Ireland U21 training session at the FAI National Training Centre in Abbotstown/ Picture: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

The FAI is still awaiting news as to whether or not they will be able to bring their preferred U21 squad to Montenegro for next week’s European qualifier.

Manager Jim Crawford had to name two panels for this latest international window, in which they will face Luxembourg in Tallaght on Friday before flying to Podgorica the next day, as a result of Covid complications.