KOBBIE MAINOO has proved he will measure up for England – by confirming he is much taller than the internet suggests he is.
England’s breakout stars sat down with presenter John Denzel and discussed why the web had the Manchester United star down as 5ft 7ins.
Youtube, EnglandKobbie Mainoo was forced to get the measuring tape out[/caption]
Youtube, EnglandAs Cole Palmer had to confirm his height in real time[/caption]
Youtube, EnglandThe pair managed to confirm that Mainoo is indeed 6ft tall[/caption]
But Mainoo, 19, insisted he is 6ft to team-mate Cole Palmer on the FA’s Lions’ Den show at their Euros base in Blankenhain, Eastern Germany.
Host Josh Denzel kicked things off by cheekily asking: “I found something quite interesting Kobbie.
“When I searched the internet it says your height is 5ft7ins, but I know you’ve been telling people you’re 6ft.”
To which Palmer asked: “How tall are you?”
Mainoo told the Chelsea star: “I’m six foot, bro. Why you laughing? I swear down.”
Palmer then put his pal to the test by getting the tape measure out – and Mainoo came out at 184cm, with shoes on, which does indeed equate to 6ft.
Let’s hope the teenager walks just as tall when representing his country this summer, after facing criticism following England’s 1-0 warm up defeat to Iceland.
Meanwhile, Palmer admitted he did not expect his season to end with him making the Euros squad when he left Manchester City for Chelsea in a £45million deal last summer.
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The 21-year-old said: “When I went to Chelsea, this was the last thing I thought about. So to be here, it just happened so fast.”
Palmer added that he received his first call-up to the senior England team after Chelsea drew 4-4 with Man City in November last year.
The Premier League Young Player of the Year scored a stoppage-time penalty to deny his former club all three points in a thriller at Stamford Bridge.
Palmer went onto score plenty of goals after, with his total season tally hitting 22 Premier League goals in his debut campaign.
He also hilariously admitted that he has been watching Love Island during his down-time in Germany.
Meanwhile Palmer’s fellow Manchester-born pal Mainoo explained that he received his first call-up in March this year.
The teenager said: “Steve Holland met me in the reception of my U21s call-up, and he was like you are going to train with us for the whole week.”