England’s chances of winning the Euro 2020 tournament this year have been boosted by the success of the Premier League clubs in the Champions League and Europa League, says Harry Kane.
Chelsea will face Manchester City in the Champions League final in Istanbul on May 29 when several young members of England’s squad, such as Chelsea’s Mason Mount and Reece James and City’s, Phil Foden and John Stones, will be involved.
Manchester United, featuring the likes of Marcus Rashford, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw, have reached the Europa League final where they will face Villarreal on May 26.
Kane, England’s captain, believes that can only help when the delayed European Championship starts on June 11.
“We have a lot of English players playing at the top of their game,” Kane told BBC Sport.
“That should only help us as a national side. You want them getting exposed to the biggest games around the world.”
England are among the favourites to become European champions and end the country’s long wait for glory.
They will start their campaign on June 13 against Croatia and also face Scotland and Czech Republic in their group, with all those games being played at Wembley Stadium.
