Reports in Croatia suggest Birmingham are closing in on Croatian duo Anas Sharbini and Mario Mandzukic in a double transfer coup. Here is our rundown on the two players.

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Fabio Capello faces a few major selection headaches prior to picking his England team for the crunch game with Croatia. The debate is raging over whether the Italian chooses Jermain Defoe or Emile Heskey to partner Wayne Rooney in attack and for me, the case for the little Tottenham striker is hard to ignore.

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In terms of the current England side I feel there are two spots in the starting eleven that are still up for grabs. One is the goalkeeping position and the other is at right-back. There is little to choose between the current crop of English goalkeepers so whoever has the best season at club level should be in a position to grab the position with both hands, so to speak.

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Fabio Capello has options within his squad in terms of who he picks on the right-hand side of midfield for the big clash with Croatia on Wednesday. There’s little to choose between Man City’s Shaun Wright-Phillips and Tottenham’s Aaron Lennon for a starting berth but in terms of form, I’d plump for the Spurs man.

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Fabio Capello faces a few major selection headaches prior to picking his England team for the crunch game with Croatia. The debate is raging over whether the Italian chooses Jermain Defoe or Emile Heskey to partner Wayne Rooney in attack and for me, the case for the little Tottenham striker is hard to ignore.

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Bolton signed Croatian striker Ivan Klasnic on loan to boost their squad after a dismal start to the season. Gary Megson needed to bring someone in as the club is desperately lacking in that area but whether the 29-year Croat is the answer, I’m not so sure.

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Niko Kranjcar arrived at White Hart Lane on transfer deadline day and is what I call a common-sense signing. He is a very solid player who can fill in on the left-hand side in the absence of Luka Modric. The Croatian is a quality player, ok he’s not as gifted as Modric but he’s a steady player and an excellent provider from set-pieces.

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Reports in Croatia suggest Liverpool are closing in on Croatian duo Anas Sharbini and Mario Mandzukic in the wake of the sale of Xabi Alonso. Here is our rundown on the two players.

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Portsmouth have begun talks with a young player that may be relatively unknown to English fans but has started to make a name for himself throughout Europe. That played is 21-year-old striker Nikola Kalinic.

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Interest is growing in one of Croatia’s brightest young talents Mario Mandzukic this summer. The Dinamo Zagreb striker was expected to move to Werder Bremen but reports in the German and Croatian media suggest the deal has fallen through due to the player’s price-tag thought to be £12.8m.

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