Newly-promoted Premier League player settles for Denmark over Super Eagles

Philip Anyanwu Billing had been miffed by his snub from Denmark’s Euro 2020 squad and was reconsidering his worldwide future

Billing, who performed a major function in Bournemouth’s return to the Premier League has featured for Denmark in a aggressive sport, guaranteeing he can’t play for one more nation.

The 26-year-old lanky midfielder got here in as an alternative choice to Denmark towards Austria on Monday within the UEFA Nations League, robotically sealing his worldwide destiny.

Billing was born in Denmark to a Nigerian father and a Danish mom and had turned down an opportunity to characterize the Tremendous Eagles in 2018. He was known as up barely one yr after to the Danish nationwide staff as he made his debut towards Faroe Islands.

Along with his inventory now rising and expertise now of word, he could stand a greater probability with Denmark the place he spent his childhood earlier than becoming a member of Huddersfield as a youth participant in 2013.

His time at Bournemouth has seen him impress with the staff and in addition was part of it after they sunk below Eddie Howe. Now again to the Premier League below Scott Parker, Billing could also be nearing his peak degree as a footballer after registering 10 objectives and 10 assists in 40 video games final season.