FOUR players called up by Spain to “train in a parallel bubble” with fears over a possible COVID outbreak in the squad: Rodrigo Moreno, West Ham’s Pablo Fornals, Carlos Soler, and Brais Méndez.

Celta Vigo midfielder Brais Méndez has been called into the Spain squad by Luis Enrique after Sergio Busquets tested positive for Covid-19.

The 24-year-old scored nine goals in La Liga last season.

Kevin Gallagher reckons Hibs striker Kevin Nisbet could “do something a bit special” at the Euros if he is unleashed by Scotland boss Steve Clarke.

Nisbet has only three caps to his name so far, but netted an impressive strike against Netherlands in a 2-2 draw in last Wednesday’s warm-up friendly.

Gallagher seems to have been impressed with the 24-year-old’s form for Hibs this term and believes he could have a bit of magic in his boots up top for Steve Clarke’s men.

“I do think our attacking quality back at Euro 96 was a bit higher than today - or at least the strikers back then included a few, like me, playing at a high level in England. We were scoring goals regularly in that division.

“But these guys today - [Lyndon] Dykes and [Che] Adams - are still very good players. They look very decent to me and you never know when a new hero will emerge.

“Nisbet, having had such a good season with Hibernian, could end up doing something a bit special and attract a lot of attention.

“Looking at our attacking options right now, as a Scotland fan, I think there can be grounds for optimism.”

Jose Mourinho, who picked France as his team to win Euro 2020, remarkably suggested that Germany could either go out in the group stage or win the entire tournament.

“Joachim Low’s side were awful in qualification and were awful in the Nations League. It’s quite hard to understand why they were so poor in the past couple of years - but now this is the moment of the truth. Normally in the moment of the truth, Germany are going to be there.

“Low is leaving after the Euros and will want to go out on a high. This will also be the last Euros for players like Thomas Muller, Mats Hummels and Manuel Neuer. They are always a team to fear. They are soldiers. They are very disciplined guys.

“They have some very talented young guys there. Joshua Kimmich is an example of fantastic young player that is going to be not just the present, but the future of the country.

“I think they can be out in the group phase. It can happen - but I think if they go through the group phase, they can go all the way.”

Leonardo Bonucci believes Italy’s star man is ‘the unity of this group’.

“We waited so long and finally the time has come,” said the defender. “It’s a whole other sport with fans in the stadium, people pushing and helping you. We hope to make them very happy.

“We started a certain approach with Roberto Mancini and it was obvious in the most recent friendly against the Czech Republic too, all about playing out from the back.

“Unlike other teams, we don’t have an outstanding individual like Cristiano Ronaldo or Romelu Lukaku. Our ‘star’ is the unity of this group. After the dark time of the 2018 World Cup failed qualification, we want to fight hard for Italy and the Italians, getting this Nazionale back to where it belongs.”

The former-Chelsea, Manchester United and Spurs boss has had his say on Euro 2020.

“I cannot see any weakness for France. If I had to say one team to win it, I will say them - because the group of players is fantastic.”

Harry Kane insists England are in a better position going into Euro 2020 than they were for their run to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals.

“Going into that World Cup, we maybe weren’t sure where we were as a team, but we performed really well and stepped up to the occasion,” said the England captain.

“I feel like now we’ve had a bit more experience, players in the biggest games for their club and obviously players who have played in that World Cup have had that experience as well.

“We haven’t won a tournament as a country for a long, long time, so there needs to be a lot of good mentality along the whole way as it is a long, tough journey to get to the latter stages of a major tournament.

“Obviously there’s a bit more pressure on us this year than there was going into that World Cup, so we just have to take it in our stride and look forward to the challenge.”

The Netherlands warmed up for the start of Euro 2020 by easing to a 3-0 victory over Georgia yesterday.

Memphis Depay starred with a goal and an assist either side of a Wout Weghorst strike at the De Grolsch Veste Stadium.

The Netherlands face Ukraine in their tournament bow on Sunday night.

While Kevin de Bruyne is expected to miss out on Belgium’s Saturday clash, manager Roberto Martinez is optimistic about the Manchester City midfielder’s condition.

“Very well,” Martínez said when asked how De Bruyne had recovered. “I think the medical intervention went extremely well. It’s still a very fresh one so it’ll take a few days, but the initial reaction has been really positive and he seems ready. It’s looking more forwards than backwards at this point.

“I would say at the moment I’m not counting on Kevin to be in the first game but if that changes it will be because he adapts well to his own programme. But we’re not going to push any sort of timeline into Kevin’s recovery.”