Liverpool starlet Fabio Carvalho has given up on the Portugal Under 21 side, according to a statement from the Portuguese FA.
The attacking midfielder, 20, who joined Jurgen Klopp's Reds this summer for £8million, has played four times for the Portuguese U21s, scoring twice, but has now quit the team with no official reason given for his decision.
The Portuguese Football Federation announced the news in a cursory 54-word statement that has sparked hope at the FA that Carvalho, who moved to England in 2013 and has captained the Three Lions' Under 17s, could switch his allegiance.