LEROY SANE

Perhaps the only positive Germany can draw from its national soccer team’s deepening crisis is that the 2024 European Championship is still a year away.

James Rodriguez joined Premier League club Everton on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 in an attempt to revive a career that faltered at Real Madrid. Now, they are both at Everton, a team without a trophy since 1995 and living in the shadow of neighbour Liverpool, the recently crowned Premier League champion. KAI HAVERTZ (Chelsea)The most expensive signing of the offseason at a fee rising to $92 million, Havertz might also be the most interesting. Havertz is the youngest player to reach 100 Bundesliga appearances and scored 36 goals in four seasons with Bayer Leverkusen in the German league. With Timo Werner, Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech making up Chelsea's likely attack, Havertz won't be short of quality around him.

In a season shaken up by the pandemic, Leroy Sane took the decision to prioritize the next one. Had the coronavirus not intervened to prevent the season finishing in May, Sane could have tried to lift the European Cup with City before heading home to Germany. Obviously it was hard for me to say no to the Champions League for everyone it is a dream to play in the Champions League, Sane said Thursday on a video call from Munich. If (City) win (the Champions League) then Im happy for the club, for the team, for all my friends there, Sane said. Sane has left a team that has just surrendered the Premier League trophy to Liverpool for one that has won the last eight German league titles.