Sheffield Wednesday youngster OUT of international squad after maiden call-up?

The week of a prominent Sheffield Wednesday youngster has gone from good to bad after he pulled out of his first under-21 trip with the Republic of Ireland under-21s.
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Defender Ciaran Brennan who has previously played for the nation of his birth at both under-18 and under-19 level, was brought into the squad for the first time for matches against their counterparts from Switzerland, Australia and Denmark.

The 21-year-old was due to make the trip to Spain to take part in the fixtures, but revealed on social media he was having to miss out because of illness.

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He wrote on Instagram: “Gutted to miss out through illness. Good luck all the lads, honoured to received my first u21 call-up.”

Sheffield Wednesday starlet Ciaran Brennan has suggested he has pulled out of Republic of Ireland's under-21 squad.Sheffield Wednesday starlet Ciaran Brennan has suggested he has pulled out of Republic of Ireland's under-21 squad.
Sheffield Wednesday starlet Ciaran Brennan has suggested he has pulled out of Republic of Ireland's under-21 squad.

The call-up is the latest in a long line of successes for Brennan, who impressed on debut at Rochdale in the EFL Cup and played a starring role against Premier League opposition when they faced up to Everton in the FA Cup a few weeks later.

He has made four appearances total since his arrival on the scene and is highly thought of, having had his contract triggered into a further year by the club last week.

Brennan is one of a number of exciting Owls youngsters hoping to impress Darren Moore in pre-season after the Hillsborough boss intimated they would be given every chance to play their way into his thinking as he seeks to forge a new way forward for the club.

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The Wednesday youngster would have joined former Owls Conor Grant, who was sold to Rochdale in February, in the under-21s squad.

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