Tyreik Wright 'buzzing' to have Aaron Connolly back with Ireland U21s

Connolly's standing with Stephen Kenny had slipped after eight senior appearances and the Galway man reacted positively when Crawford asked him to step back down to the U21 grade

'BUZZING': Tyreik Wright stands for a portrait during a Republic of Ireland U21's press conference at FAI National Training Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin. Pic: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Jim Crawford wasn’t exactly short of attacking options before he asked Aaron Connolly to link up with his Republic of Ireland U21 squad for the fast-approaching 2023 European Championship playoffs against Israel.

The Dubliner used four different men at the apex of his pyramid across ten games in Group F. JJ Kayode got the nod in four of them, Evan Ferguson in three, Mipo Odubeko got two at the back end of the campaign while Colm Whelan started at home against Italy.