FORMER England star Conor Coady has landed a shock England role just days after having his Wrexham contract terminated.
The defender, who spent time with Wolves and Leicester City in the Premier League, joined the Welsh outfit in 2025.
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But after a mediocre spell with the Hollywood club, and a loan spell at Charlton, it seems Coady, 33, decided it was time for a new chapter of his footballing career.
Now he has returned to the England set-up for the first time since 2022 – but this time in a new capacity as a men’s U21 assistant coach.
He will be joined by ex-Coventry City defender Paul Williams as the pair step in for departing coach Ashley Cole.
Cole spent five years as an assistant coach to the side, currently helmed by Lee Carsley.
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That period saw the youth group win back-to-back Euros titles, featuring talent like Anthony Gordon, Morgan Gibbs-White and Cole Palmer.
But he has stepped away to pursue new opportunities, having kicked off his solo managerial career when he was briefly made head coach of Italian Serie B outfit Cesena for the final stretch of last season.
Carsley said: “I first want to pay tribute to Ashley, who played a major part in our two EURO wins and also had a key role in the current campaign with his tactical and technical knowledge.
“As well as being an important part of our coaching team, he also had a positive, inspirational impact on the players given his own elite experience.
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“I am certain he will have even more success in his coaching career whatever the future holds.”
Now the exit has opened the door for Coady to begin his own coaching career.
The Merseyside native returned to his boyhood club Liverpool earlier this week to help coach their U21s.
But he has already made the switch to the FA, with Carsley adding: “I’m excited to work with Conor and Paul.
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“They will bring fresh energy to our group, and be an invaluable support for the players who are at such an important part of their career.”
The youth group, whose most recent XI included stars like Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri and Rico Lewis, has three fixtures left in qualifying for the 2027 Euros finals in Albania and Serbia.
They will head to Coady’s former home stadium of Molineux on September 25th to face Kazakhstan, before October clashes with Slovakia and the Republic of Ireland.