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USA set to poach ex-Chelsea and Aston Villa youngster Declan Frith from England

Declan Frith played for both Chelsea and Aston Villa before heading to Spain (Getty Images)
Declan Frith played for both Chelsea and Aston Villa before heading to Spain (Getty Images)

US Soccer are ready to poach former Chelsea and Aston Villa winger Declan Frith from England.

The 21-year-old is applying for a passport to play for the United States in March, with his grandmother's heritage making him eligible.

Frith has been tracked by US scouts since joining Chelsea from non-league Welling United in 2021, having been released by Charlton Athletic.

The forward, who has also played as a left-back, left Chelsea after just five months to join Aston Villa, where he scored 12 goals and got eight assists in his final season.

Frith joined Valencia this summer, and after a delay in processing his documents, he has two goals and one assist in his first two youth matches.

He has also made three appearances for Valencia B in the third division. The cash-strapped former Spanish giants increasingly rely on youth and will fast-track Frith into the first team in the coming months.

The United States will likely initially select Frith for the Under-23s but he could soon follow AC Milan midfielder Yunus Musah, an English-born US international who used to play at Mestalla.

Jamaica's rumoured approach for Frith is understood to be a non-starter.