2023-09-07 22:15:38
More than £300 million of new talent has passed through the doors of St George’s Park this week. In the last concentration of the selection English, he selector Gareth Southgate welcomed three players who have only grown since the last training camp in June.
Jude Bellingham left the Borussia Dortmund to sign for he Real Madrid in an operation valued at 115 million pounds, Declan Rice changed the West Ham United by Arsenal in a transfer of 105 million pounds, and Harry Kane ended 19 years of association with el Tottenham Hotspur when signing for Bayern Munich for 86.4 million pounds.
These three players are already established stars of England: Kane captains the team and is its top scorer, while Rice has been a fixture in the midfield since before Euro 2020 and Bellingham already has 24 caps despite being only 20 years old .
However, there is no doubt that their big signings this summer have elevated their status, and how that translates to the national team set-up will be intriguing as England look to seal qualification and ultimately prepare for the eurocup next summer in Germany.
Given the near misses of recent years, which have included a semi-final appearance in the World Cup 2018 and reach the final of Euro 2020, this upcoming tournament is widely seen as the most important for this generation of players and ultimately for Southgate’s legacy.
Being able to count on players who are paving the way for some of the biggest clubs in Europe – and far from the Premier League – could be considered a key milestone in ending a 58-year wait for a trophy for the senior men’s team.
The Bellingham and Kane situations are especially significant. England players have often been reluctant to leave the comforts of home, so it was a key moment when Kane became the first active England captain in 20 years to leave for a foreign league.
The 30-year-old was already considered one of the best in his position during his time at Spurs, but the three goals he has scored in three Bundesliga games since signing last month suggest he has adapted quickly to German football. .
The improvement in Kane’s scoring ability may be insignificant, but being the number 9 talisman of a club that has won the last 11 Bundesliga titles and regularly reaches the latter stages of the Champions League It will surely give him a greater sense of the pressure associated with the high demands of a club like Bayern, where winning titles is considered a necessity.
Last week, Southgate referred to the signing of Kane as a “new challenge” that would be “positive” for England. Likewise, the signing of Bellingham can only help the team.
He is yet to play in the English top flight, but upon moving from Germany to Spain, the talented midfielder will have to face a drastic increase in expectations and scrutiny.
Bellingham is already considered “the boss” in the Real Madrid
Early indications suggest that Bellingham will not be deterred by inheriting the number 5 shirt from Zinedine Zidane and become not only the axis of the new midfield of the Real Madrid, but also in the image of the team.
At 20, he is the third player in the club’s history to score in his first four games -after Pepillo in 1960 and Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009- and, incidentally, he has been proclaimed the best player of the month of August in the Spanish League.
Bellingham already feels comfortable in the Spanish capital and seems to have taken the signing in stride. The young professional has taken every step he has taken with integrity and elegance.
Southgate has already taken a liking to Bellingham and is one of the first names on the squad. Charles Ancelottithe coach of Real Madridhas placed his new signing effectively as number 10 in the first weeks, and that has led to the avalanche of goals.
Southgate prefers a single pivot in a 4-3-3 formation for his England team, but having a confident midfielder in front of goal can only be seen as a positive. Rice, for his part, arrives in a great moment of form, having achieved Arsenal’s victory over Sunday Manchester United with a goal in added time.
Rice may have only swapped the east for north London, but he has undergone a change in style as Arsenal tend to dominate possession, and the progressive nature of the midfielder’s passing and running will come under greater scrutiny.
In addition, Rice closed his time as West Ham captain with the conquest of the Europa Conference League, the club’s first European trophy since 1965, which is an experience the England international can build on for the future.
As England look to take another step towards qualifying for Euro 2024 against Ukraine on Saturday, these summer moves not only represent stages in the careers of each of the three players, but could also be another piece in Southgate’s England puzzle. .
Kane, Bellingham and Rice are three of the players Southgate trusts the most. The fact that each of them have settled quickly and already seem to be comfortable in his new surroundings will not only reassure the England coach, but will be a reason for him to value them even more.
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