Mandela Egbo: England youngster joins Borussia Monchengladbach

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Mandela Egbo, 17, has yet to make a senior appearance for England

Crystal Palace and England Under-18s full-back Mandela Egbo has signed for German Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach on a four-year deal.

The 17-year-old has played 18 times for England at different youth levels and was part of the squad that won the European Under-17 Championship in 2014.

Egbo will play with the German club's under-23 squad next season.

"Mandela has huge potential," Monchengladbach's sporting director Max Eberl told the club website., external

"Now he has the possibility to rise up through the ranks of the under-23 squad and make it into the first team.

"We are very happy that he has decided to play for us."

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