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Emanuel Emegha made his Netherlands debut over this international break, getting two appearances for the national team as they looked to qualify for the World Cup.

He came off the bench against Poland and Lithuania as his country booked their place at the tournament next summer. He will hope to continue his good form for Strasbourg and earn a more permanent role for the national team by then.

Emegha opens up on Strasbourg move

Emmanuel Emegha in action for the Netherlands. (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz/Getty Images)

Speaking to the media over this break, the forward also discussed his move from Sturm Graz to Strasbourg and subsequently to Chelsea, whom he will join in the summer after the World Cup.

“To be honest, I didn’t even know where that [Strasbourg] was. I thought it was in Germany, but it turned out to be in France. Well, I think everyone knows Strasbourg now.

“Strasbourg really had a plan for young players like me. Well, that’s worked out. I was the first player they started this process with, and next season I’m going to Chelsea. So, it went exactly as I’d hoped.”

To be fair to Emegha, it is right on the French – German border, and it sounds German…

The important thing is that he settled in right away and started scoring. The pathway being created for youngsters at our sister club is really strong, and it’s not proving hard to convince young talent they’ll be well served by going there.

In other news…

We were all hoping that Cole Palmer would be picking up a few minutes this weekend as a sub, but it seems the chances of that are pretty slim after an exclusive update from our writer Simon Phillips.

Tyrique George helped fill up some time in these final days before club action is back by answering questions about his teammates and their tendencies.