Striker target STEALS show in €1 billion showdown

If you managed to stay awake during Thomas Tuchel’s debut as England coach, well done.

But you may have missed a trick by not tuning in to England under-21’s encounter against their French counterparts – described as the richest underage international game ever played.

Transfermarkt rates the French squad as valued at around €420.2 million while England clock in at €560.2m. That gives an overall total of €980.4m – just shy of a €1bn total in squad values.

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You would have caught Harvey Elliott in action for a start; he scored and missed a penalty in an eventful 5-3 win for Les Bleuets.

And you would have also seen plenty of reported Liverpool transfer targets on show in the friendly. On the England side there were Adam Wharton and Liam Delap, two players long-linked with a move to Anfield.

France and England U21s are stacked

Moreover, Jarrad Branthwaite came off the bench for Lee Carsley’s side, emphasising the ludicrous amount of talent in the underage ranks.

But there were ALSO several targets on the French side to keep an eye on. Castello Lukeba has been described as a Liverpool defensive target ahead of the summer transfer window opening.