Edwards and England to face Italy next in the Under 20 World Cup, no Peterborough United promotion bonus in Joe Taylor transfer deal

England and Peterborough United’s Ronnie Edwards will tackle Italy in the last 16 of the World Under 20 Cup in Argentina on Wenesday.

By Alan Swann

Published 29th May 2023, 09:22 BST

Ronnie Edwards in action for England at the Under 20 World Cup. Photo: JUAN MABROMATA/AFP via Getty Images.

The Posh centre-back played his third full 90 minutes of the competition as England drew their final group game 0-0 with Iraq on Sunday.

A point confirmed top spot in their group and a match against the team they beat 2-1 in the semi-finals of the 2019 Euros last summer.

Edwards is expected to leave Posh this summer.

Joe Taylor during Luton Town's Championship Play-Off Final win over Coventry City. Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images.

Speculation

Posh have confirmed there was n promotion bonus inserted into the deal that took Joe Taylor to Luton Town for £500k in January. Striker Taylor (20) played a part in Luton’s Championship play-off final win at Wembley on Saturday.

Posh were satisfied with a deal for a player who had made just one Football League appearance for Posh following a move from King’s Lynn in January, 2022.