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Within a year, the Euro 2021 will have arrived and the teams will be competing for the title. It is still unknown whether the games will be held in the presence of the audience or not. As the tournament has been pushed forward another year, Gareth Southgate has more time to include new pairs of a player’s as the young footballers have put forward exceptional performance.

Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden are the products of Manchester United’s youth academy and they both have been appreciated for their contribution to the respective clubs. England’s midfield has great competition but Greenwood is really exceptional in the field and Foden is developing the ability to control the game in the pitch which makes them remarkable players.
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Arsenal legend Ray Parlour believes the Gunners should look into the signing of John Stones from Manchester City this summer. The England international has fallen out-of-favour at the Cityzens over the past year and he was restricted to only 16 appearances during the course of the previous Premier League campaign.

Hence, he has been touted to head for the exit door this summer and Parlour feels the Gunners should compete with West Ham United for his services as he could be available for an affordable price, he told TalkSPORT: “That would be a great deal for West Ham if they can get him for £20m, especially when you look at Ake who is going to City for £40m. Arsenal are desperate for a centre-half… why don’t you take your chance and try and go in and bid for Stones? He’s had a bad time in recent years and he hasn’t really gone to where they thought he might go to.”
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England football team coach Gareth Southgate has said that it doesn’t matter in which club Jaden Sancho is opting to play and the most important thing now is to have regular playing time. He only needs to focus on improving and learning his game.

Sancho has been the target of many clubs as the summer transfer window is approaching. Many Premier League clubs such as Liverpool, Manchester Unitedand Chelsea have shown interest in the player. Sancho in Borussia Dortmund has put forward a terrific performancesince his arrival at the club in2017 from Manchester City. In this season for Dortmund, he has scored 17 goals by appearing in 24 matches.
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England international Harry Kane has said that Tottenham Hotspur have an advantage over their league rivals as they make a late push for the Champions League places. The north London side are presently seven points behind the top four but the fifth spot could also assure them a Champions League berth, suppose Manchester City’s European ban is upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

They are currently only five points behind fifth-placed Manchester United at the moment and Kane feels the club have a good chance of making ground, given the club only need to focus on the league games without any other disturbances, he told: “From our point of view we are not in any of the other competitions so we have got nine games to concentrate on picking up as many points and try and get into the Champions League spots. So at least all our focus is going to be on one competition. It’s been a chance for me to get fit, it has been six months since I have played a game so I haven’t done that since I was about five years old.”

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Gareth Southgate has refused to close the door on Kyle Walker and Jack Grealish even if both players have been criticised heavily for not following the lockdown rules during the coronavirus pandemic situation. Manchester City’s Kyle Walker has been in the news of late for all the wrong reasons, as he has been partying with escorts even as the nation struggled to cope with the spread of the virus. Meanwhile, Grealish, who happens to be the captain of Aston Villa, crashed his expensive Range Rover after having visited a friend. Both players issued apologies for their actions, but they have come under intense scrutiny and criticism.

Manchester City have not yet announced a fine for Walker, but it is expected to be around £250,000 once the player returns to the training ground. Meanwhile, Grealish has already been fined £150,000 for his role in the accident.
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Steven Gerrard is not hurrying to return to Liverpool and he is very much comfortable staying with the Scottish club Rangers. He confirms that Liverpool will be his team always. He has an extension of the contract with Rangers as he has made impressive development in his leadership. With the development of work in the Scottish club has given him an opportunity to have discussions with Liverpool.

The speculation regarding Liverpool’s manager post has arisen due to Jurgen Klopp’s decision that he will be leaving the club once his contract comes to expire. Gerrard was pulled to the scene because of his connection with Liverpool and also his performance alongside the Rangers have impressed everyone.
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Former Premier League ace Danny Mills believes Bukayo Saka could make the push for the England squad for next summer’s European Championships. The teenager has enjoyed a terrific breakthrough season with the Gunners this term where he has largely featured on the left side of the defence.

He has already contributed three goals and nine assists for the club and his performances have already led to suggestions that he could make the jump to the national side. Speaking on Sky Sports, Mills indicated that Saka could be one of the players to benefit from the Euros being postponed and he could possibly act as cover for Ben Chilwell in next year’s tournament.
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said that John Stones has room for improvement on the playing field. The England international has struggled to attain regular playing time with the Citizens over the past year and of late, there have been situations whereby he has been left on the bench or excluded from the matchday squad altogether.

With the injury comeback of Aymeric Laporte, Stones could potentially drop down the selection order further but Guardiola insists that he must show more responsibility towards the team than the player, he told: “He has good points and some have to improve. It is simple, he is a young central defender. I want to make decisions that he likes but I have to make decisions to be honest with me. I know it is not easy for him.”
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