Time for some number crunching...

Will

Image source, Getty Images

Manchester United believe they are making progress in their attempts to sign Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt.

De Ligt is currently in Germany with his country at the Euros.

But United have been talking with the player's advisers about making a move to Old Trafford.

The club are keen to bring in a couple of central defenders but attempts to sign Jarrad Branthwaite from Everton have stalled because the Merseyside club has so far refused to drop its asking price.

Bayern Munich are trying to trim their wage bill and could be open to a deal for De Ligt, who skippered Ajax to the Champions League semi-final under Erik ten Hag in 2019.

The 24-year-old subsequently joined Juventus for €75m (£63.6m) but didn't make the impact hoped.

Image source, Getty Images

Staying with the Dutch, we've got a transfer update from BBC chief football reporter Simon Stone coming up next...

It's matchday in Munich, the Dutch are in action and we're closing in on kick-off.

You know what that means? The streets are orange, once again...

Image source, Getty Images

Ivan Toney proved to be integral for England when he came on in the 94th-minute against Slovakia.

Toney, told Lions Den, external about the "'relief" he had when England managed to comeback against Slovakia.

Toney, said "I mainly feel relief. Jude coming up and putting that in the net in that moment is crazy. You see the emotions, everyone off the bench, everyone altogether, and it's the best feeling."

England have gained negative press after their performances in the group stage.

Ex-England goalkeeper Joe Hart gave an insight of life inside an England camp, he said: "From the outside, it's pretty intense - but it is just not like that on the inside when you are playing at a major tournament."

Toney, added: "It shows the character in the team. We've all been in similar situations, maybe not as high as this one, but you stay in there and we could all sniff there was going to be another opportunity.

"We sensed there would be one more. It's fallen to Jude and he did his thing."

Former midfielder Danny Murphy, who won nine caps for England, says Kane "is still a little bit off his best".

"He has set himself a really high bar, his link up play is usually really good, but things aren’t quite working for him," said Murphy.

"The options we have on the bench seemed like exactly what we needed in the game. We were all crying out for a change."

Kane managed 28 touches in 105 minutes against Slovakia while Brentford striker Ivan Toney, who came on in the 94th minute, managed 22 touches in just 30 minutes including the assist for England's winner.

Gary Lineker believes Harry Kane might find things tough against Switzerland.

"Kane's movement isn't much at the moment, he is being left isolated most of the time," Lineker told the Rest Is Football podcast, external.

"Switzerland play three at the back and Harry Kane has already said England struggle against that."

Ex-Manchester City defender Richards blamed the lack of service for the England captain and said it was a "tactical issue" and "not a Kane issue".

"I know we have criticised Kane, but he has no one putting the ball into the box. No one is getting to the byline to make cut backs," he explained.

"Sometimes you drop a bit deeper to get on the ball but we need the ball higher up."

Image source, Getty Images

Dan

Image source, Getty Images

Former England striker Alan Shearer on the Rest Is Football podcast , externalagreed with Gary Lineker's views on England being "miles off it".

"We can only tell you how it is and we won’t say anything different to those that are back at home," said Shearer.

"It is not a good watch and they are miles off it.

"This is nowhere near what we hoped and expected from England.

"We can hurt Switzerland. We are all waiting for us to improve."

Let's hear a bit more from Gary Lineker then.

The former striker says England's tactics in the 2-1 victory over Slovakia hindered the players.

Speaking on the Rest Is Football podcast, external, Lineker said: "It was impossible to play short, sharp passing football as they [English players] were too far apart - I was thinking get up the pitch.

"It must be instructions because they are playing differently to what they always do."

"For me it is baffling. You don’t want to be too negative, but if the game was a minute shorter this would have been seen as one of the most miserable and humiliating performances in English football history.

"Going into the game against Switzerland, England are distinct second favourites and they need a massive turnaround in form."

Anon

Image source, Getty Images

BBC Sport pundit and former England striker Alan Shearer also added his thoughts on the Rest Is Football podcast, external: "They were so bad it was untrue, it was 2016 [England's loss to Iceland] all over again, but with much better players – it was that bad.

"England were offering nothing at all and I couldn’t see where it was going to come from."

England will now face Switzerland on Saturday, 17:00 BST in the quarter-finals.

"Positives? They are through, in knockout football that is all that matters," added Shearer.

"You only have to win four games when you’re through to knockout football.

"Does it matter how you play? Well, it’s result based. And there is so much more behind this England team – would it be wrong of me to say they have been rotten for four games."

Image source, Getty Images

BBC Sport presenter and former England striker Gary Lineker told the Rest Is Football podcast , external- which he hosts with Alan Shearer and Micah Richards - that England played against Slovakia "as though they had met each other for the first time".

Lineker, who has represented England 80 times added: "I cannot remember a performance aside from the end where England have been so lacking. They had two shots on target, one was a header.

"They weren’t cohesive, they were disjointed and they were unbalanced yet again.

"They played deep, the distances from the back four to the front were way too big. They weren’t condensed in their play – it was as though they had met each other for the first time and gone on a field and tried to play football."

Time now to hear from former England forward Gary Lineker on the Three Lions' performance against Slovakia...

John, London

Jude Bellingham and Gareth Southgate now face a nervous wait while Uefa's inspector decides whether to charge the player. I'm told the investigation could take several days to complete.

So what punishment could he be looking at, if charged and then found guilty?

In February, Cristiano Ronaldo was banned for a match in the Saudi Pro League after making an obscene gesture towards the crowd during a game.

However, the Portuguese superstar and Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone were merely fined by Uefa after each gesturing towards their crotch in separate incidents in 2019.

A fine is understood to be more likely than a suspension in Bellingham's case, but much will depend on his explanation, and how the Slovakia team viewed the incident.

Read more on the story here.

Image source, Getty Images

England midfielder Jude Bellingham was seen making a crotch-grabbing gesture towards the Slovakian bench after scoring an overhead kick in stoppage time in Sunday's Euro 2024 last-16 tie.

This has led to Uefa investigating Bellingham for a "potential violation" of "the basic rules of decent conduct".

The Real Madrid player denied it was aimed at England's opponents, saying on social media that it was an inside joke directed towards some close friends.

Bellingham said: "An inside-joke gesture towards some close friends who were at the game. Nothing but respect for how that Slovakia team played tonight."

If he is found to have breached the rules, the 21-year-old could face a suspension, a fine or both.

The rule in question is article 11/2b, which requires anyone subject to Uefa regulations to respect the "principles of ethical conduct, loyalty, integrity and sportsmanship".

Anyone whose conduct is "insulting or otherwise violates the basic rules of decent conduct" could be in breach.

Bellingham has made a similar gesture when playing for Real Madrid and after scoring a late equaliser for England in a friendly against Belgium in March.

David, Cardiff

Image source, Getty Images

Athlete investment firm APEX are part of a group to purchase a minority stake in recently promoted Venezia, who returned to Serie A through the play-offs in May, for an undisclosed sum.

Venezia earned promotion by beating Palermo and Cremonense and announce new funding APEX, a firm which has worked with boxer Anthony Joshua and England defenders Trent Alexander-Arnold and John Stones, previously investing in the Alpine F1 team and the San Francisco franchise competing in TGL, Tiger Woods' new PGA-backed golf venture.

APEX founder and chief executive Antonio Cacorino told BBC Sport a similar English football investment is in his sights. "The plans for the team are to have a stable presence in Serie A and continue developing both the academy and a good capacity to attract foreign talent," he said.

"Our ambition is to help both on and off the pitch, either through our access to the best technology and innovation in sports ventures, but also our global network across the industry."

He added: "We don't have a multi-club model in mind but we are in the lookout for more opportunities. England is a market that we definitely want to have a presence in. But it doesn't have to be in the Premier League.

“APEX always represents an entrepreneurial athlete movement, but we don’t have specific names to mention as famous investors at this stage."

Part of the attraction to invest in Venezia is the club’s location in the popular tourist city of Venice, while the team has earned notoriety for a series of fashionable football kits globally.

Image source, Getty Images