Morrison now with Sweden’s Ostersunds

Ravel Morrison, a player who has been on the radar of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) for a long time, has left Italian Serie A Club Lazio for Swedish outfit Ostersunds FK.

According to Sky Sports News the 26-year-old former Manchester United Youth star has signed a six-month contract with an option to extend his stay further.

Morrison, who ended a loan stint at Mexican Club Atlas last summer, has not been in action for Lazio since then.

The JFF has been chasing the England-born player for some time as he qualifies to play for the Reggae Boyz through his mother. In January, JFF president Michael Ricketts said the federation was still interested in securing the services of the player. He now has a Jamaican passport and was called up by head coach Theodore Whitmore for the Concacaf Nations League match against Suriname in November last year, but he did not accept the invitation.

Ricketts said last month that the player is still committed to Jamaica.

“I know he is keen on playing, and we are still tracking his progress because we are going to need him for the next game,” Ricketts told The Gleaner.

The Reggae Boyz are scheduled to play El Salvador in their final group-stage game of the Concacaf Nations League on March 23 in the Central American country, and Ricketts is hoping that Morrison will be available for that fixture.

“The Central Americans can be really tough at times, especially when the game is being played there, so we would welcome his presence in the side,” Ricketts said.