Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has been tipped to ‘get the better of’ Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella in the Euro 2024 final between England and Spain.
After a slow start to the Euros, Saka is beginning to find his best form at the tournament and produced a superb performance in the quarter-final win over Switzerland, scoring England’s 80th-minute equaliser and then converting a penalty in the shootout.
The same can be said for England, who flattered to deceive during the group stage and then needed a last-minute overhead kick from Jude Bellingham to avoid defeat to Slovakia.
The Three Lions also had to come from behind against Switzerland and the Netherlands, though their performance against the Dutch was comfortably the best they have produced since arriving in Germany last month.
Cucurella has been a surprise star of Euro 2024 after largely struggling to justify his £62m price-tag since joining Chelsea from Brighton in 2022, and ex-Premier League manager Harry Redknapp expects him to struggle to deal with Saka.
‘Phil Foden has been different class since Gareth Southgate moved him inside, and Spain have a huge issue in how they cope with him,’ Redknapp told The Sun.
And what about Bukayo Saka? If he’s in the same form as the last two games, would you fancy Marc Cucurella to get the better of him? I certainly wouldn’t.’
Redknapp also backed Harry Kane to retain his place in the England team and outclass Spain striker Alvaro Morata.