Germany star Jamal Musiala says he is 'desperate' to impress against England after rejecting the chance to play for Gareth Southgate... as the ex-Chelsea man claims German football has 'taught him to win at a young age'

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Germany star Jamal Musiala admits he is 'desperate' to impress manager Hansi Flick ahead of their Nations League clash against England - having rejected the chance to play for the Three Lions.

The 19-year-old was born in Stuttgart to a German mother and British father and was raised in the UK - later playing for Southampton and Chelsea's youth sides.

But in 2019 he returned to his home country and joined Bayern Munich - where he has made a real name for himself and become a regular member of the first team. 

Germany star Jamal Musiala is eager to impress ahead of facing England on Tuesday night

Germany star Jamal Musiala is eager to impress ahead of facing England on Tuesday night

Germany star Jamal Musiala is eager to impress ahead of facing England on Tuesday night 

Musiala grew up in the UK and played for England at youth level before committing to Germany

Musiala grew up in the UK and played for England at youth level before committing to Germany

His performances led to interest from England and manager Gareth Southgate, who admitted it was 'challenging' to convince the youngster to turn away from the country of his birth. 

Musiala said the style in the Bundesliga and the German national team suits him and that he is now eager to show his worth as he prepares to face the country he turned down at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday night.

'I'm desperate to perform well and make myself part of that squad - my first World Cup would be an amazing feeling,' he told the BBC.

'I want to take it up a notch, more physicality, stamina, get into better goalscoring positions and defensive discipline.

Musiala is a regular for Bayern Munich's first team despite still being a teenager

Musiala is a regular for Bayern Munich's first team despite still being a teenager 

'Hansi Flick's style of play with Germany is more aggressive, like it was when he was at Bayern. We want to win the ball back high up the pitch to start attacks. It also means the opposition are further away from goal. We practise our high pressing a lot in training.'

Musiala - who has 12 caps for Germany after making his debut last year - said German football had the edge over England because they have more leagues at younger age groups and give players freedom and a winning mentality.

'In Germany, we have a league in the academy from under-10s, whereas in England we don't have a league until under-18s.

'You have a lot less pressure and more time to develop yourself and you can play a lot freer. With the tactics here in Germany you get taught to win at a young age.'

Musiala is a versatile player who can play practically any position in midfield - but he has pointed out his desire to play just behind the striker, and has been modelling his game on Germany team-mate Thomas Muller.

Musiala - who has earned 12 caps for Germany - wants to model his game on Thomas Muller

Musiala - who has earned 12 caps for Germany - wants to model his game on Thomas Muller

He called the World Cup winner 'a genius' and said he wanted to replicate the way he creates space for himself in midfield. 

'Everyone knows that attacking midfield is my preferred position because that's where I have the game in front of me,' he added.

'I can learn a lot from Thomas. Since my first training session, we've always talked about the game.

'The way he sees the game is genius because he sees where there will be space before it even happens, he's a couple of moves ahead.

'Before he receives the ball, he already knows what pass to play. He leads our structure when we're pressing.

'When I get the opportunity to play higher up the pitch as a number 10, I already have some ideas of what could further my game.'

Musiala represented England at U15, U16, U17 and U21 level, leading to hopes he could become part of an exciting new generation of players - but Southgate admitted he was always facing an uphill task to bring him in. 

Gareth Southgate admits that he would have liked the 19-year-old to be playing for England

Gareth Southgate admits that he would have liked the 19-year-old to be playing for England

'We'd have liked him to stay [with England] for certain,' Southgate admitted in his pre-match press conference ahead of his side's Nations League game in Munich. 

'But when you're training at Bayern Munich every day and you're surrounded by Bayern Munich and German players, then that's a little bit more challenging and of course his family have those strong ties. 

'We enjoyed working with him when he was in our junior teams. He was a really nice boy to work with. We knew he was going to be, and he is, a good player. 

'So yes we would have liked him for sure but we've got lots of these situations now in England - I'm sure Germany have got the same - where players can play for a number of different countries and sometimes your heart is going to take you somewhere else. We have complete respect for that. 

'It's nice to see him doing well, having met him first off when he was about 13 or 14. So I'm really pleased for him that that's working well. Tomorrow I don't care less, but generally I'm pleased to see him doing well.'

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