The accounts were reduced, the Italians celebrated the title of European champions, the English went overboard in their mourning, spiced everything up with racist insults against the Albion representatives (Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukaj Saka).
Gianluigi Donaruma marked the tournament, and who are the players who did a great job from the shadows and drew attention?
ALEXANDER ISAAC: The Swede was phenomenal in almost every game at the European Championship, despite not scoring a single goal. He is a member of Sociedad, for whom he scored 17 times last season. He has recently been linked with Chelsea, with a figure of £59m being mentioned, and Real Madrid and Arsenal also want him.
RENATO SANCHES: Portugal ended the Euros in the round of 27 by being eliminated by Belgium, but Sanchez continued his development path. He arrived at the Euros as the champion of France with Lille, now he can choose a new club - a return to Bayern is mentioned, but also an arrival in Liverpool. Lille wonders, Jurgen Klopp has prepared £23 million for the XNUMX-year-old midfielder.
MIKEL DAMSGARD: The circumstances are sad because of which he got a real chance in the Denmark team, but he took advantage of every moment. The young player of Sampdoria played only when Christian Eriksen had to give up for known reasons and delighted - the goal against the English at "Wembley" from a free kick launched him among the stars, so now Sampdoria is defending itself against offers. It will be difficult to defend, because the 21-year-old offensive footballer has the potential for a much bigger club. Real and Liverpool want him too.
PATRICK SHICK: A Czech hothead, a man who has been wandering for years and seems to have decided to settle down. He led the Czechs at the Euros, scored five goals, including the one from 45 meters against the Scots. Last season, 25-year-old Schick registered 13 times for Bayer Leverkusen, and now West Ham is targeting him. In London, his teammates and representatives are Tomaš Souček and Vladimir Coufal.
DENZEL DUMFRIES: Neither he, nor the others on this list, was anonymous before the EP. Dumfries is the right back of PSV, he plays well in the Dutch league, and now he has shown that he can play much more serious football. He scored two goals at the Euro, in the end his games were overshadowed by the elimination of "lala" in the round of 25. Dumfries (XNUMX) is wanted by Inter and Everton.
ROBIN GOSSENS: What Gosens showed at the Euros is just a confirmation of what he has been doing for the last two seasons in Serie A. He has tremendous attacking quality, and the EP will be remembered for how he toyed with the Portuguese in a 4:2 win (he scored two goals and assisted once). Atalanta is just waiting for the right offer for the 27-year-old left back from Germany.
MANUEL LOCATE: An injury to Marco Verratti brought him into Italy's starting line-up, before he impressed in the duels with Turkey and Switzerland. He has been a member of Sassuolo since 2019, now it is becoming increasingly certain that the 23-year-old midfielder, a football product of Milan, will continue his career at Juventus.
PEDRI: Ronald Koeman gave him a chance in Barcelona, and Luis Enrique intended him to play a big role in the Spanish national team. The diminutive 18-year-old master passed both tests with the highest grade. There is no dilemma for Barça - Pedri is not for sale.
JOAKIM MAELE: In December 2020, he arrived in Atalanta from Genk, and this summer he presented himself to Europe and the world with Denmark. It cost the Italian club only 10 million, now Maele (25) is worth at least three times more.
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