The attacker, as revealed by Mail Sport on Friday, has reported ahead of schedule for international duty in hope of impressing Southgate - who names his final 26-man squad for Germany on Saturday.

England head coach Southgate ruled Maguire, who is suffering with a calf injury, out of contention for Monday's friendly against Bosnia.

Real Madrid staff were reportedly unimpressed with the actions of stewards at Wembley following their Champions League final triumph over Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.

Sturridge, 34, is currently a free agent and, keen to make the most of his downtime, was brought on for the final 15 minutes.

Despite uncertainty over the future of United boss Erik ten Hag, the club are eager to make some significant additions to their squad.

Cristiano Ronaldo wants to bring in some former Real Madrid team-mates to close the gap between Al-Nassr and Saudi champions Al-Hilal next season.