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Collymore’s column: Newcastle should contact Nagelsmann, Kane could end England career with 75 goals and why Saints star would be an upgrade for Aston Villa

Collymore's column: Newcastle should contact Nagelsmann, Kane could end England career with 75 goals and why Saints star would be an upgrade for Aston Villa

In his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, former Liverpool attacker Stan Collymore discusses some of football’s biggest talking points, including Harry Kane’s record-breaking goal for England, Bayern Munich’s decision to hire Thomas Tuchel, which club should offer Julian Nagelsmann a job and Raphinha’s links to Chelsea for the second time in as many transfer windows, plus much more.

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Credit England and Jude Bellingham…

I thought England were excellent in the first half against Italy. They were below par in the second half but we haven’t won there in nearly 70 years so last night’s performance shows a real improvement in mentality and resilience. It also proves England need to play three in midfield and a flat back four and that is because that system allows Declan Rice and Kalvin Phillips to protect John Stones and Harry Maguire while Jude Bellingham acts as the engine of the side and runs box-to-box.

I thought Bellingham was superb in the game’s first half and that bodes incredibly well for the Three Lions. Having watched so much international football over the years, it is obvious how much the top nations rely on having a good central midfielder who is capable of operating between the centre circle and the penalty box and England have exactly that in Bellingham. He is so good that he could potentially be the difference between England reaching a semi-final and a final – that’s how highly I rate him.

Harry Kane could finish with 75 international goals…

Harry Kane became England’s all-time top goalscorer after successfully converting a penalty against Italy during last night’s 2-1 win in Naples, and what a phenomenal achievement that is.

He’s 29 years old, so if he plays for England for another four years, which is totally conceivable, then he could even reach 70 or 75 international goals, and in modern football that would be truly amazing.

You would like to think that England discover a new, young forward by that time, but we’re not littered with strikers in this country, so it’s very possible that Kane continues to lead the nation’s line for the next three or four major tournaments. Either way, I expect him to hold onto this record for a very long time.

Spurs job down to two candidates…

With Thomas Tuchel now out of the running for the Spurs job, for me, Daniel Levy has to go with either Mauricio Pochettino again or Thomas Frank. They’re both the…

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