Source: Daily_Mail
Craig Bellamy handed surprise Wales call-up for Croatia clash
Manchester City striker Craig Bellamy has surprisingly been named in the Wales squad for this month's international friendly against Croatia.[LNB]Bellamy was thought unlikely to feature in the match in Osijek on May 23 having missed his country's last three games.[LNB] Look who's back: Craig Bellamy is a surprise inclusion in Wales boss John Toshack's squad for the friendly with Croatia on May 23[LNB]WALES SQUAD Wayne Hennessey (Wolves), Boaz Myhill (Hull); James Collins (Aston Villa), Danny Gabbidon (West Ham), Chris Gunter (Nott'm Forest), Craig Morgan (Peterborough), Lewin Nyatanga (Bristol City), Sam Ricketts (Bolton), Ashley Williams (Swansea); Andrew Crofts (Brighton), Simon Davies (Fulham), Andy Dorman (St Mirren), David Edwards (Wolves), Andy King (Leicester), Brian Stock (Doncaster); Craig Bellamy (Man City), Simon Church (Reading), David Cotterill (Swansea), Rob Earnshaw (Nott'm Forest), Ched Evans (Sheffield United), Sam Vokes (Wolves) [LNB]Manager John Toshack had spoken recently of not picking the 30-year-oldfor friendlies while the player was also expected to visit his charityfootballing foundation in Sierra Leone.[LNB]Bellamy has played in just two of Wales' last nine fixtures and there has beenspeculation over his international future since an injury row last August.[LNB]That erupted when Bellamy failed to report for training for a friendly againstMontenegro due to a knee injury.[LNB]City accepted the blame at the time for failing to inform the Football Association of Wales of the problem.[LNB]The striker did return for World Cup qualifiers against Russia and Finland but has missed the last three friendlies.[LNB] Moving on: Bellamy has been linked with a move away from Manchester City this summer[LNB]Bellamy, 30, watched hometown club Cardiff's Championship play-offsemi-final penalty shootout win over Leicester on Wednesday night.[LNB] And the former Liverpool and West Ham star as been linked with amove away from Eastlands this summer, following a series of fall-outs with manager Roberto Mancini. [LNB]Everton are the latest clubto register their interest in the forward, alongside Tottenham Hotspur.[LNB] Everton look to hijack Spurs bid for Manchester City's unsettled BellamyEXCLUSIVE: Fancy Zlat? Chelsea and Man City offered Barca's Ibrahimovic Come and make history, Fernando! Mancini tempts Torres with title vowMANCHESTER CITY FC
