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The Fantasy Premier League price of every Manchester United player for the upcoming 2021/22 campaign has been revealed, with FPL managers already able to start thinking about who they might want in their team next season.

At £12m, Bruno Fernandes is the most expensive United player by some distance. No other player in the squad reaches £10m, but his hefty price is hardly surprising when you consider that his 245 points last season was the best throughout the whole of FPL.

United’s second most expensive player is Marcus Rashford at £9.5m. He remains a midfielder because he has primarily played wide. The same is true of Mason Greenwood, making it possible to cram more goal threat into your FPL team.

Edinson Cavani and Anthony Martial are the only United players officially listed as ‘forwards’, and both are cheaper options than Rashford.

Both United goalkeepers, David de Gea and Dean Henderson, are listed at £5m apiece. However, with the summer transfer window requiring important decisions to be made there is a chance that both won’t still be at Old Trafford come the start of the season.

For now, Jesse Lingard remains a United player after his impressive loan at West Ham came to an end. His £7.5m valuation puts him at he same price as Paul Pogba.

Here’s a full look at the prices of every squad member.

David de Gea (£5m)

Dean Henderson (£5m)

Harry Maguire (£5.5m)

Luke Shaw (£5.5m)

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (£5.5m)

Alex Telles (£5m)

Victor Lindelof (£5m)

Eric Bailly (£5m)

Axel Tuanzebe (£4.5m)

Brandon Williams (£4m)

Bruno Fernandes (£12m)

Marcus Rashford (£9.5m)

Paul Pogba (£7.5m)

Mason Greenwood (£7.5m)

Jesse Lingard (£7m)

Donny van de Beek (£6m)

Daniel James (£6m)

Scott McTominay (£5.5m)

Fred (£5m)

Nemanja Matic (£4.5m)

Edinson Cavani (£8.5m)

Anthony Martial (£8m)

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Manchester City have made a £100m offer for Harry Kane, with the club open to offering players in exchange for the Spurs man.

Kane’s determination to leave Tottenham has been one of football’s worst-kept secrets, with the England captain all but publicly admitting he wants a move away to win silverware.

The emotional scenes that followed their final home game of the season against Aston Villa came off the back of various reports suggesting he wanted to leave, and in a later interview with Gary Neville, he admitted he would hold talks with chairman Daniel Levy over his future.

City have long been touted as the frontrunner to sign him as they seek a replacement for Sergio Aguero, and the Star report that their interest remains – but they are not prepared to be drawn into a long-running saga. It’s claimed they want the deal concluded soon, and will make just one £100m offer.

Levy’s asking price is closer to the £150m mark, however, and if he opts to reject City’s initial bid, the Premier League champions are expected to move on to other targets.

Fabrizio Romano jumped on the news on Monday afternoon, reporting that the bid is official and Spurs have no desire to accept it – though City may return and offer players in exchange for Kane.

Kane’s form with England at Euro 2020 has done little to inspire interest in his signature. He delivered one of the worst performances of his international career against Scotland, managing just 19 touches of the ball as Gareth Southgate’s team limped to a 0-0 draw.

He was withdrawn with 15 minutes to go, much to the delight of the travelling fans who had watched Grant Hanley marshal him out of the game.

Exclusive??@90min_football – Harry Kane is open to moving abroad this summer and is interested in reuniting with Mauricio Pochettino at PSG. Spurs still aren’t prepared to sell but would rather that than consider letting him join a Premier League club.https://t.co/u6pq2qKmr0

— Jamie Spencer (@jamiespencer155) June 18, 2021

After the match, Kane was asked if the transfer speculation had played into his performances – but his answer was clear.

“Absolutely not, to be honest. All my focus is on how I can help this team and how we can be successful in this tournament.

“I understand from a media point of view there is speculation, but I am fully focused on the job we have here. We would have wanted to beat Scotland and go through, but that is not always the case in tournament football. It isn’t as easy as that.”

Despite the Derby della Madonnina being one of the most passionate and storied in football, the Italian loyalty charts are a bit strange.

Players regularly switch between the top sides in Serie A, and often to limited fan backlash.

Inter and AC Milan don’t just share a stadium. In their history, a staggeringly high number of players have turned out for both Milan sides thus far. Scratching your head? Don’t you worry – 90min has listed them for you.

83 goals in 84 appearances in the ??! This is how we remember Aldo #Cevenini, born today in 1899 ? https://t.co/P1vILSRTkQ pic.twitter.com/ZJ6fLAMViC

— AC Milan (@acmilan) November 8, 2016

A forward at the beginning of the 20th century, Aldo Cevenini switched allegiances more than once.

The Italian started with AC Milan and had a second spell with the Rossoneri, but played for Inter on three occasions.

Younger brother of Aldo, Luigi Cevenini followed the same path in switching between the two clubs.

He also played for others such as Juventus and captained the national side.

Having built a career on being football’s rock and roll star at the time, when Giuseppe Meazza wasn’t banging in goals for Italy or partying with women and plenty of alcohol, he was in Milan.

He found success with Inter over a 13 year period before joining AC Milan in 1940. He only spent two seasons with the Rossoneri, though, and had a brief second stint with Inter later down the line.

Midfielder Enrico Candiani similarly found most of his success with Inter, winning the Scudetto and the Coppa Italia with the club from 1938 to 1940.

After some time with Juventus and Pro Patria (now in Serie C), Candiani returned to Milan, but on the red side for one season only.

Yes, he was a goalkeeper and yes, he is related to Gianluigi.

Lorenzo Buffon – cousin of Gianluigi’s grandfather – was regarded as one of the best of his generation. He spent a decade with Milan after signing in 1949 and joined Inter in 1960, spending three years with the Nerazzurri.

The blueprint Italian defender, Aldo Bet only spent one year with Inter as a senior before moving on in 1968.

He found his stride in Milan after signing in 1974, becoming a regular in the side and eventually playing with Franco Baresi.

1982 World Cup winner Fulvio Collovati came through the youth ranks at Milan and debuted in 1976, sticking with the club amid their relegation to Serie B in 1979.

They were relegated again, though, and Collovati joined Inter instead in 1982 and forged a successful spell with the club over four years.

Italian forward Serena earned a move to Inter in 1978 having made a solid account for himself in Serie D, but was loaned out to just about everyone in his first spell.

He was loaned to AC Milan in 1982 (at the time in Serie B), and signed permanently for Juventus in 1985. Two successful years in Turin brought him back to Inter for a more fruitful second spell. But by 1991, he left again to join AC Milan for a second spell which tarnished his newfound Inter reputation somewhat.

Goalkeeper Toldo came through the youth ranks at Milan but never racked up a senior appearance before leaving in 1993.

He signed for Inter in 2001 and stuck around for nine seasons, floating between first choice and backup roles.

Ganz had to earn his shot with Italy’s top sides and spent much of his early career boosting his stock in Serie B with Monza, Parma and Brescia.

After impressing again with Atalanta, the striker signed for Inter in 1995 and enjoyed a prolific two seasons with the club, but couldn’t clinch silverware. A move to AC Milan came in 1997, where Ganz helped the club to a Coppa Italia and a Scudetto in his first two seasons.

AC Milan snapped up Christian Panucci from Genoa in 1993, with his versatility earning him a way into Fabio Capello’s side as a youngster.

After a brief stint with Real Madrid, Panucci signed for Inter in 1999 but failed to recapture his best form and left in 2001.

Tough tackling Cristian Brocchi rose through the youth ranks at AC Milan but couldn’t find a way into the first team and left in 1998 after a series of loans.

He signed for Inter in 2000 but left a year later, slamming the club for the way they treated him and returning to the red side of Milan – a much more successful spell that lasted until 2008.

Having been edged out of the door by Juventus, Roberto Baggio signed for Milan in 1995 and helped the club to a scudetto in his first season, but had fallen out of favour by his second year.

He signed for Inter following the 1998 World Cup and spent two years once again in Milan before moving on.

Nigerian Taribo West has a fascinating career path that has seen him play in the Italian and German top flights, but also seen him turn out for Al-Arabi and Plymouth Argyle.

Before that, the Championship Manager legend signed with Inter in 1997 and had a strong start before fading in influence. Mid season, he joined Milan in the 2000 winter transfer window, but was on loan in England by that November.

It’s hard to actually pin where Pirlo’s strongest stint was, considering he was a hit throughout his playing career in Italy.

Having broke through at Brescia, attacking midfielder Pirlo signed for Inter in 1998. He failed to break through between loans and runs in the side and signed for Milan in 2001, developing into one of the finest deep-lying playmakers around.

An exciting, young Italian left back breaking through in the 1990s, AC Milan thought they had the next Paolo Maldini on their hands in 1995.

That was quashed when he was sold to Inter in 2002, as a makeweight for Clarence Seedorf heading the other way.

It’s a strange thought to process, but yes, Clarence Seedorf was once an Inter player, signing in 1999.

Seedorf impressed but failed to help them in their pursuit of silverware and left for AC Milan in 2002, where he thrived and picked up another two Champions Leagues for his collection.

Having poached Pirlo in 2001, Milan were at it again the following year when they signed full back Dario Simic from Inter, with Umit Davala going the other way.

Carlo Ancelotti made immediate use of Simic as a right back instead of in the centre and stayed with the club until 2008.

Davala followed former head coach Fatih Terim to Milan in 2001, but when he was sacked by November that year, it never looked good from then on in.

Following the swap deal, he never made an appearance for Inter and left permanently in 2004.

Having impressed in France, midfielder Vieira earned a move to Milan in 1995, but only made two first team appearances before leaving a year later.

Following scandals surrounding Juventus and their Serie B relegation in the early 2000s, Inter snapped up a now top class Vieira on a cut-price deal in 2006.

The man with the goggles, Dutch midfielder Edgar Davids disappointed in his sole season with Milan in 1996/97.

He returned to Milan in 2004 with Inter, but was again gone after a year.

Midfielder Guly earned a move to AC Milan in 1998 after impressing in his native Argentina.

Injuries and inconsistencies began to get the better of him, however, and despite signing for Inter in 2001, he never made it stick again in European football.

AC Milan made Thomas Helveg the most expensive Danish player in football in 1998 when they signed him from Udinese for £6m.

Helveg picked up a scudetto and the Champions League with the Rossoneri before leaving in 2003 and spending a season with Inter.

Having played for just about every Italian club to exist in the 1990s (and Atletico Madrid) Christian Vieri found a permanent home with Inter in 1999.

The forward shined at the 1998 World Cup and impressed when back in Italy with Lazio, earning a record move to the Nerazzurri and forging a respected career with the club. A cross-town move to Milan in 2005 resulted in a hellish half a season, with Vieri being crowned the worst player in Serie A for that calendar year. Ouch.

Time spent in Milan was pretty forgettable for Croatian midfielder Drazen Brncic.

He barely got a look in with AC Milan from 2000/01 and never featured for Inter after signing for them at the end of that season.

Ronaldo signed for Inter in the same year as Taribo West. Incredible.

And despite a length injury absence that had his career in jeopardy, it was R9 who stuck it out with the Nerazzurri before moving onto Real Madrid in 2002. Ronaldo returned to Italy with AC Milan in 2007, but injuries and weight issues at the end of his career blighted what could’ve been another iconic stint.

Recovered from injuries and raring to go, Hernan Crespo was signed by Inter in 2002 and tasked with replacing Ronaldo. No pressure.

He never quite found the form that propelled him to the top level in the 1990s and left the following summer for Chelsea. A season loan to AC Milan proved impactful as he scored a brace in the 2005 Champions League final. Crespo returned to Italy with Inter in 2006 and eventually made the loan permanent.

Injuries and health issues blighted what looked to be a promising move to Milan for Cassano in 2010 and stopped him from becoming a regular in the XI.

He signed for Inter in 2012 in a player-plus-cash deal involving Giampaolo Pazzini, but failed to impress.

After just one season with Inter, Pazzini was used in a swap deal which saw him switch allegiances in 2012.

Pazzini carved out a solid three year stint with a Milan side that was unfortunately in decline.

After a long stint with Lazio, Inter signed Giuseppe Favalli on a free in 2004 and he helped the club to two Coppa Italia trophies and a scudetto.

A short yet sweet stay ended when he signed for Milan in 2006, closing out his career as experienced backup for the Rossoneri.

Brazilian winger Mancini (yes, named after every Italian manager ever) found his stride in Rome as a tricky attacker and signed for Inter in 2008.

He failed to knuckle down, however, and was loaned to AC Milan in February 2010, but returned to Brazil just over a year later.

Inter snapped up Zlatan Ibrahimovic following Juventus’ demise in 2006 and enjoyed the fruits of his labour until 2009 when he was sold to Barcelona.

His falling out with Pep Guardiola resulted in him joining AC Milan on loan in 2010/11, a deal that became permanent a season later. He returned to AC Milan in 2019.

Before an explosive three year spell with Manchester City, Mario Balotelli had broken through at Inter and found success under Roberto Mancini from 2007 to 2010.

Balotelli returned to Milan in 2013 with the Rossoneri and was a hit with fans, replicating some of his best form that has barely been seen since.

Following the beginning of the end for Portsmouth’s spell at the top, Sulley Muntari joined Inter in 2008 and started strong before fizzling out.

He moved to Milan on loan in 2012 and made the deal permanent that summer, staying with the club until 2015.

A loan to Inter with an option to buy in 2011/12 seemed like Andrea Poli’s big chance at the top. Inter decided not to purchase him, however, and he signed for Milan in 2013.

Poli spent four years with Milan in a dark period for the club, before leaving for Bologna.

After just one season that had been interrupted by injury, Inter loaned midfielder Matias Silvestre to rivals Milan in 2013 and gave them the option to make the move permanent.

They declined, and Silvestre’s career at the top fizzled out.

Veteran defender Leonardo Bonucci was signed by Inter permanently in 2006, but never broke through and was sold off in bits to a myriad of Italian sides, in true Serie A fashion.

Having developed into one of Europe’s best defenders in the 2010s with Juventus, Milan splashed the cash to sign Bonucci in 2017 to try and fix their issues, but it didn’t work and he returned to Juve a season later.

Manchester United legend Matteo Darmian actually rose through the ranks at Milan and made a handful of appearances before leaving for good in 2010.

He signed for Inter in 2020 and helped Antonio Conte’s side to their first scudetto since 2010.

England face Czech Republic in their final Euro 2020 group game on Tuesday night, knowing that anything other than defeat will secure them a place in the knockout stages.

Manager Gareth Southgate could have some important personnel decisions to make after a disappointing and rather lacklustre performance against Scotland in the last game, with England fans calling for more of the squad’s attacking talent to be given a chance.

Here’s a look at the starting XI Southgate could pick…

Jordan Pickford (GK): Yet to concede a goal in England’s opening two games and made a particularly crucial save to keep it that way against Scotland last time out.

Kyle Walker (RB): Could return to the starting XI in favour of Reece James.

John Stones (CB): Hit the post against the Scots and could now resume his 2018 partnership with Harry Maguire after so far playing alongside Tyrone Mings.

Harry Maguire (CB): Having not played since early May because of ankle ligament trouble, this was earmarked as the game the Manchester United skipper could return even before the tournament began.

Luke Shaw (LB): expected to keep his place after coming into the side in place of Kieran Trippier, who had started the Croatia game out of his favoured position.

Jordan Henderson (CM): The Liverpool captain hasn’t played a competitive game since February because of injury, but there have been positive noises from the England camp surrounding his recovery and fitness and now could be the time to replace Kalvin Phillips, who was poor against Scotland.

Declan Rice (CM): Fills an important role at the base of the midfield. The problem so far has been that England have lacked creativity in central areas with a Rice/Phillips partnership.

Mason Mount (AM): Yet to have the same kind of impact for England as he did for Chelsea at the business end of the club season but now is the time to step up.

Marcus Rashford (RW): Has only appeared as a substitute in England’s opening two games, although perhaps that rest will have done him some good after a busy end to his club season.

Harry Kane (ST): So far a shadow of the player that scored six goals at the 2018 World Cup and walked away with the Golden Boot. But responsibility for his lack of touches and involvement against Scotland also lies with the rest of the team as well. Southgate has already confirmed he’ll start.

Jack Grealish (LW): Like Rashford, the Aston Villa talisman is yet to start a game at Euro 2020, but his half-hour cameo against Scotland showed he has the forward drive to make a real difference.

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England will secure automatic qualification for the Euro 2020 knockout stages if they avoid defeat against Czech Republic in the final group game at Wembley on Tuesday night.

But the Three Lions will only go through as group winners if they beat the Czechs, who are currently leading the group after the first two rounds of matches.

Some England fans have already expressed hope that England actually do finish second as it would mean an easier Last 16 tie against the second-placed team from Group E – one of Poland, Slovakia, Spain or Sweden. Winning the group would mean facing the runner-up of Group F in the next round, which is going to be either France, Germany or Portugal.

However, even finishing second in the group and getting the easier Last 16 route could well still put Gareth Southgate’s team up against a Group F side in the quarter-finals instead.

Czech Republic on the other hand have perhaps surprised in Group D so far. They made light work of Scotland in their opening game, which is more than England managed, and then went on to hold Croatia to a draw to put themselves in a strong position now.

Here’s a look about everything you need to know about the decisive clash…

When is kick off? Tuesday 22 June, 20:00 (BST)
Where is the match being played? Wembley Stadium
What TV channel is it on? ITV1/ITV Hub (UK), fuboTV/ESPN (US)
Who’s the referee? Artur Dias (POR)
Who’s the VAR? Joao Pinheiro (POR)

*You can find out how to watch every Euro 2020 game here.

Czech coach Jaroslav Silhavy has had a largely settled team so far in this tournament, making only one change from the first game to the second when he swapped Alex Kral for Tomas Holes.

Patrik Schick is the danger man for England to look out for. The Bayer Leverkusen striker has scored three goals in two games, including a strong contender for goal of the tournament, while there are familiar faces in West Ham duo Vladimir Coufal and Tomas Soucek.

Before the tournament even began, this was the game earmarked as Harry Maguire’s potential comeback after recovering from an ankle ligament problem he suffered towards the end of the Premier League season with Manchester United.

England fans will also be keen for Jack Grealish and Marcus Rashford to start to give more attacking impetus, while there are clamours for Jadon Sancho to get at least some minutes after so far being left out. Further back, Jordan Henderson could be recalled in midfield to replace Kalvin Phillips, who impressed against Croatia but came under fire following a limited performance against Scotland.

Czech Republic: Vaclik; Coufal, Celutska, Kalas, Boril; Soucek, Kral; Masopust, Darida, Jankto; Schick

England: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw; Rice, Henderson; Rashford, Mount, Grealish; Kane

Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia as a nation in 1993 after the bloodless Velvet Revolution, England have played Czech Republic on only four occasions, and just twice in a competitive setting.

What’s more, after friendly encounters in 1998, a 2-0 England win, and 2008, a 2-2 draw, both competitive games took place as recently as 2019 in qualifying for this very tournament.

England ran out impressive 5-0 winners at Wembley thanks to a Raheem Sterling hat-trick, while the reverse fixture in Prague ended in a surprise 2-1 defeat.

Before 1993, England had a strong record against Czechoslovakia, winning seven of 12 meetings between 1934 and 1992 and losing only twice. England won tournament games at the 1970 and 1982 World Cups, while they won 3-0 less than two years before Czechoslovakia won Euro ’76.

England know they have what it takes to beat Czech Republic at Wembley because this exact fixture finished 5-0 the last time it was played a little over two years ago.

But tournament football is different and England have struggled to get going so far and are certainly nothing like the free scoring side that netted 37 times in 10 qualifying games.

Fans are desperate for Southgate to slacken the reins even just a little bit and let loose more of his immensely talented attacking players. But whether he will is another question.

Prediction: Czech Republic 1-2 England

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