One of the down sides of major football tournaments is that a player isn't allowed to have a good game without getting linked to at least five Premier League clubs.
Take Marek Hamšík, for example. Relatively quiet against Wales on Saturday, the Napoli midfielder ran the show against Russia. Before cracking their second goal in off a post, he'd already produced a sublime pass for Vladimír Weiss to grab the game's opening goal.
As a result, we'll almost certainly see Hamšík's name in the transfer gossip column in the days ahead. It's the way the world works. And a glimpse at Twitter in the moments after the game perhaps explains why. Supporters of numerous clubs were demanding to a move was made for the Slovakian.
Tottenham fans:
https://twitter.com/spurs_rob/status/743089924891611137
Manchester United fans:
https://twitter.com/LouiPreston98/status/743077030938431489
Manchester City fans:
https://twitter.com/Mchale_dominic/status/743076978857807872
Liverpool fans:
https://twitter.com/LFCTransferNRS/status/743077458585358336
Chelsea fans:
https://twitter.com/Stevenmcmilla15/status/743087355767197696
But perhaps most noticeably, there were Arsenal fans. Lots and lots of Arsenal fans.They called him a baller.
https://twitter.com/MadeManJama/status/743089272782258176
They called him a serious baller.
https://twitter.com/kojoJD/status/743078037030338560
They bemoaned the fact that their club were wasting their time pursuing other rubbish potential signings.
https://twitter.com/nicholls_zara/status/743084045354029057
They bemoaned the fact that their club had *already bought* other rubbish players instead of Hamsik.
https://twitter.com/Tshiwandy/status/743121433535086592
And their was the highly predictable 'Announce Hamsik' gang...
https://twitter.com/ollyDnicholls/status/743078828940099585
Get ready for tomorrow's Hamšík to Arsenal rumours.
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