Wolves are closing in on the signing of Rennes midfielder Jordan James. It’s understood the clubs have agreed a season-long loan deal for a fee of £1.7m. #WWFC will also have an option to buy the Wales international for £8.6m. James, 22, is in England and undergoing his medical now.

In order to reach their first World Cup final since 1966, England must beat the reigning champions and stop the best player of all-time. Sounds scary, doesn’t it? And in many ways it is. Argentina’s pedigree is daunting. The greatest footballer of all-time. A goalkeeper who seems to save all of his best work for huge international games. And nine other lads who will sacrifice anything to win. It’s a formula that saw them make history in 2022, and it has gotten them to the cusp on another final. They’re much more settled and much more experienced than this England team. But are they actually THAT good? They breezed through a poor group before needing extra-time to dismiss Cape Verde, got extremely lucky against Egypt and weren’t able to see off Switzerland in normal time. Outside of Lionel Messi, who Dan Burn can sort out, their most productive player has been Lautaro Martinez with three goal involvements. Bukayo Saka has as many in just two starts. Their over reliance on Lionel Messi is due to catch up with them. It almost happened against the Swiss. The champions looked frustrated and out of ideas and would probably have had no answers against eleven men. Thomas Tuchel’s side have the resilience to frustrate and the fire power to punish. Do you know who England have beaten more times at World Cups than any other team, by the way? Argentina. We believe that England are making the World Cup final.

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