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The transfer market is a beast that cannot be caged by the month-long distraction of a major tournament. The noise may be reduced by a summer of international football but the hum is always there.
Harry Kane’s proposed exit from Tottenham is a saga that will not be subdued by the England captain having greater priorities at Euro 2020, while Manchester City’s summer moves are extending to a possible £100 million deal for Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish. Manchester United target Jadon Sancho is another whose long-term future at Borussia Dortmund commands as many column inches as the here and now, stuck on the fringes of Gareth Southgate’s squad.