My dad played for England and my brother’s a Prem wonderkid – I’m making my own way for Team GB and targeting Olympics

TEAM GB hopeful George Mills is bidding to become the latest member of his family to capture sporting headlines as he eyes this year’s Olympic Games.

Mills, 24, caught many people’s attention in 2020 when he became British champion over 1500 metres.

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George Mills is Britain’s third fastest runner ever over one mile[/caption]

Then in September last year, he clocked a time of 3:47:65 over the one-mile distance.

In doing so, he became Britain’s third-fastest mile runner of all-time behind Steve Cram and Sebastian Coe.

Now he is targeting success at the Paris Olympics this summer as he looks to follow in the footsteps of Josh Kerr – who won bronze at the Tokyo Games and gold at last year’s world championships.

But Mills has previously spoken about how football was his priority ahead of athletics when he was younger.

Some of that drive will have come from the footballing pedigree in his family.

George’s dad, Danny Mills, played for the likes of Norwich, Charlton, Leeds, Middlesbrough and Manchester City.

He also earned 19 caps for England and played at right-back in all five of the Three Lions’ matches at the 2002 World Cup following an injury to Gary Neville.

And Danny’s other son Stanley – George’s brother – has pursued football, coming through Leeds’ youth academy before signing for Everton in 2018.

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Former England defender Danny Mills is the father of runner GeorgePA

Stanley Mills has returned to Everton after suffering an injuryGetty

He is yet to feature for Sean Dyche‘s men and was sent out on loan to League One side Oxford at the start of the season.

But he has now returned to Goodison Park following a serious knee injury that requires surgery.

And runner George has not shied away from admitting he too wanted to be a footballer before he became a world-class athlete.

Speaking last year, he said: “Football was my first love but as we know it’s another very hard sport to make it in.

“It wasn’t meant to be. Fortunately I found running and wouldn’t change it for the world.

“I played at a couple of academy trials. I was a decent Sunday league player but nothing like my brother.

“I go and watch him now and I think, bloody hell. He can play right wing, centre mid, left wing, he’s an attacker.”