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Laura Woods picks player she thinks will be surprise star of Euro 2024

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Laura Woods picks player she thinks will be surprise star of Euro 2024ALEXANDRA BEIER/AFP via Getty Images
The tournament kicks off this Friday with Germany vs. Scotland.

Euro 2024 will dominate the football landscape for the next month, as the best Europe has to offer head to Germany for the tournament. 

France and England have been favourites to take the trophy home, but Germany, Spain and Portugal are also heavily fancied to do well at the finals. 

There will be plenty of superstars on show too, with names such as Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and of course Cristiano Ronalo, all expected to have a big say in proccedings. 

However, ITV's Euro 2024 host Laura Woods has picked out one young star she thinks could really make the tournament his own this summer. 

She told BetMGM: "I always get asked for a player who is going to light up a major tournament and I fully expect Kylian Mbappe to put on a show again.

"However, the one player I can’t wait to see is Spain’s Lamine Yamal. From what I’ve seen of him, he looks very special and I really hope he shows that over the next month or so.

"There’s always one young star who makes a name for themselves at these tournaments and I expect it to be him. I think he’s that good and it’s quite remarkable he’s only 16."

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